Freedom from shame
by Christine Guth, Goshen, Ind.
Thanks for printing Margalea Warner’s article, “Will the Tattered Quilt of Loss Ever Be Mended?” (June 17). I appreciated the way the author brought us into a space where we could grieve along with her the death of one who had so few mourners at his funeral. I also appreciated Warner’s courage in describing matter-of-factly some of the ways she is affected by schizophrenia.
For too long an illness like schizophrenia has meant a sentence of total isolation from those not directly affected by it, and we who keep it at a distance see it only as a stereotype and something to dread. She helped us see the seriousness of the illness but also to see it as something ordinary—one of the many life-threatening conditions we face as human beings.
Warner described hope for a world where, “No one will be ashamed and no one will hide secrets,” where ”the mending hands of God will make us whole.” Her freedom from shame and the glimpse she offers us of the once-secret world of schizophrenia are signs that God is bringing such a vision of hope into reality.
Associated Issue: Rest for the soul - June 17, 2008
Associated Article: Will the tattered quilt of loss ever be mended?
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