Archive for 2008
Protected: Zombies
Protected: Excuses, excuses
Protected: A house of leaves
Protected: A time to learn, a time to teach
Protected: Captain Observant
Protected: Can you dig it baby?
Protected: A cautionary tale
Protected: Dear Maria
You can’t hide yourself
“My father was a pastor. He was very gentle, very human. From him I got the caring to treat patients. When we would go and visit sick people together, he would pray. I would ask, ‘Why can’t you give them tablets or prescriptions?’ He said, ‘I am not a doctor.’ I decided then that prayer is not enough. People must take things into their own hands. Asking God does not change anything. He gives us the ability to say yes or no. You must use your hands, your mind. When I receive women here who are hungry, I can’t say, ‘God bless you.’ I have to give them something to eat. When someone is suffering, I can’t tell her about God, I have to treat her pain. You can’t hide yourself in religion. Not a solution.”
- Dr. Denis Mukwege
