911… “What’s your emergency?”

A Cathedral Void of Light

A friend of mine recently witnessed the grand opening in the hospital where he worked. The hospital lobby itself looked more like a major city airport lobby minus the moving walkway. The press and paparazzi were everywhere and the newest addition to our family was actually photographed on this grand opening for the front page news. The first sign of trouble was when my friend walked into the Cathedral of Light. This integrated belief chapel hosted a smorgasbord of Gods to meet the patient’s palette. The chapel is void of any spiritual symbolism except for the aura of blue light circling the perimeter of the ceiling and bouncing off the array of glass beads that cascade down to the sterile white pews. On the hospital staff was a closet Christian who was the Director of Religious Ministries, bound to the diversity creed.

Tibetan Singing Bowls Replace Christmas Bells Ringing

The new age of medical arts was running amuck throughout offering such practices as Reiki, Acupuncture and Tibetan Singing Bowls but down the hall where my friend worked, scripture engraved jewelry and decorative crosses lined the shelves. It was not uncommon to hear Christian music fill my friend’s workplace and God dwelt there in the praises of His people. Until that tragic day when someone took offense to the cross and the word was given to either offer a representation of all beliefs or none at all. Not wanting to display and encourage the worship of other God’s he choose none at all and was forced to pull all Christian items off the shelves despite his spiritual conviction.

Guilty By Association

Christmas arrived at this brand new high-tech hospital with a gleam of hope by the Menorah displayed at the front desk but when it came to hanging garland and displaying Santa’s in my friends attempt to meet this diversified creed he found that garland and ornaments were considered “Christian”. But what truly amazed me was that I never knew Santa had converted to Christianity. Tell me… when did he give is life to Christ? Checking Bible Gateway revealed no reference to Santa Claus or for that matter garland. In fact… if I think back I find garland in my pagan past. My friend actually had a conference call about his alleged pro-Christmas stand where even the pagan acknowledged that my friend was right and what the secular world considers Christian actually was from pagan traditions. However the HR committee decided that Santa and his reindeer, snowmen, Christmas trees, garland and ornaments along with the colors of gold red and white were guilty by association with the word “Christmas”. And so down came the garland, the snowmen melted and Santa flew out with his reindeer. Yet this leader of diversity defended the Reiki, Acupuncture and Singing Bowls… after all they had no association with “Christ” only the new age arts which fit the multi-faith label.

Hospital in Code Red

Now the symbols of Christ and the Christians are gone leaving a spiritual void for the diversified world and the ultimate healer and giver of eternal life has left the building. 911… “What’s your emergency?” “Hospital is in Code Red”!

©By S.A. Tower