If we are not our brother’s keeper continue to house most of the mentally ill in jails. After all, who cares if they get put in isolation wards when they misbehave there. So that is a form of torture. They usually are put on the cheapest medications not always the proper ones. Families are being destroyed not to say anything of the individuals there. I am sure the suicide rate is high.
I saw this coming decades ago when the states started closing down their state hospitals. The money did not follow into community services but just “evaporated”. Hospitalizations are very expensive. Partials are very cost effective. There is no way a person can be stabilized in a few days. At least in a partial you can be monitored over a long period of time. The therapeutic level of a psychotropic medication is often one to two weeks.
Are we our brother’s keeper? Yes! Yes! We are commanded to take care of the weak, the infirm, those in poverty and the mentally ill. We can not turn our heads to them. Each individual must do his/her part to alleviate their suffering. Our society has become so far away from that. So do your part no matter the role you take. It is never too late to start.
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God does not owe you anything. Everything is by His grace. All He promises you is food or shelter. He often gives you gifts beyond that. It says in the bible that when you pray, you do so with a spirit of thankfulness. Otherwise you are this person who tells the Person upstairs I want this or that. When you pray with a spirit of thankfulness, you appreciate the gifts He has given you. And there is less and more in this world. That is why when you have the ability to help someone in anyway and you turn your back on that person, you have committed a sin. You are not able to help everyone, but, nevertheless, The Lord puts people in your immediate circle who need your help. It does not matter what it is. Each person has the ability to alleviate someone’s suffering. It may be a kind word or even just a smile. You do not live in a vacuum. It is true God does not owe you anything but never forget you can impact others around you. And that gift might have a ripple effect in our universe. Never give up the power you have. The power of one.
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