Posted on 03/31/2005 7:54:23 AM PST by tutstar
Terri's struggle for life has ended this morning. December 3, 1963 - March 31, 2005
Attorney David Gibbs "The Schindlers said that God loves Terri more than they do."
Father Frank Pavone, Natl. Director of Priests for Life "We will pray that it will never happen again."
Dear Terri - you are truly our Lord's servant, and I thank him for your life. I never met you, but I feel like I've lost a beloved little sister. I will never forget you, nor let your memory fade. God bless you Terri. You have many friends still here who will meet you in Heaven one day.
The Good Shepherd has taken His lamb to His side. The wolves can no longer encircle, or harm Terri.
May God bless the Schindler family with the peace that only He offers. May His Spirit come beside them and comfort them. May they rest fully in His promises.
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Pope John Paul II has a feeding tube AND was making gutteral sounds for awhile, just like Terri.
I pray for Terri, my sister, and her family - my family.
Bump!
Lord accept your handmaiden Theresa and exhalt her.
No mere mortal can withstand the full onslaught of the forces of Hell. That Terri held out as well as she could is a testament to amazing strength of will. My strongest hope now is that the evil ones have been drawn forth so far that the Red Sea can come crashing down upon them. Though I wished that it could happen in Terri's lifetime, Terri's life will not be in vain if her killers are exposed and rent asunder.
I am reminded of Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ. Although I was well aware of the crucifixion story long before seeing the movie, I had always perceived Christ's active participation as ending at Gethsemene: from that point forth, I had thought, he was simply carried along by the maelstrom into which he had thrown himself. What The Passion drove home was that Christ's role during his passion was not that of a passive victim. Rather, he was an active participant who by force of will refused to die until he could reach Golgatha and there be crucified. Though it would have been much easier for him to simply give up his spirit under the Romans' whips, such a surrender would not have fulfilled the prophesies and would not have bought mankind's ressurection.
Likewise with Terri's refusal to give up the ghost until it was positively and forcefully dragged out of her. It would have been much easier for her to simply give up years ago during Michael's earlier efforts to kill her through neglect. If she had, however, none of the evil in this case would ever have come to light. Terri deserves enormous gratitude for her willingness to endure the tortures of Hell so as to expose them for all the world to see. Though it may not seem like she 'did' much, her refusal to die shows more strength, determination, and virtue than most people display in a lifetime.
May she never be forgotten.
Theresa Marie Schindler (Schiavo) Born December 3, 1963 Executed starting March 18, 2005 Forced to give up the ghost March 31, 2005
Ohioan from Florida,Thanks for the ping.I have received so many calls today from people upset and crying.Terri was a local girl.She went to a high school my daughter could have attended.She ate at my favorite restaurant.She attened Mass at a church where a priest friend of mine said Mass.She is forever to be remembered and I am glad Father Frank is with her Mom and Dad at this time,fatima
Beatification allows a person to be honored by a particular group or region. In order to beatify a candidate, it must be shown that the person is responsible for a posthumous miracle. Martyrs, those who died for their religious cause, can be beatified without evidence of a miracle. On October 20th, 2003, Mother Teresa was beatified. She will now be known as Blessed Mother Teresa of Kolkata.
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Please consider signing in Terri's honor.
Protection for the Disabled
http://www.petitiononline.com/TerriLaw/petition.html
Any pictures you want to put here, please feel free to do so. I am richly blessed because Terri gave me you guys.
God Bless you FV (and everyone else on here), and may He grant Terri's family (and us) the Peace that surpasses all understanding until we're heaven bound and can know the 'whys' of things like this.
Can we get this THREAD MOVED TO extended or under free republic, IN THE SIDEBAR SOMEWHERE?
We are in the early stages of the fight against the euthanasia movement and Terri will forever be the catalyst for change.
In addition, this is also about judicial reform and shows how badly this nation needs judicial reform asap.
Thanks for giving it consideration, FV
Kate
Terri-
Thank you for bearing this cross for us. You are loved and missed. Be at peace in God's arms, sweet girl.
To God Be the Glory, Great Things He Hath Done...
And today he decided Terri had been a pawn long enough.
Terri - you will not be forgotten here on this earth, and we will continue your fight, for all of the other 'Terri's' in this world who are at the hands of the unmercifuls.
Rest, My sister in Christ. You have done well.
And to the Schindlers, and all who stood so closley to her - as I have said before - my prayers are with you, and continual Blessings to all.
As for those who were able to go to Florida and stand where I could not - Thank you for your diligence and care. Thank you for standing where I could not.
Kimberly
DEEPLY MOVING.
Through my sadness for her family, and my joy that she is safe now, I pledge my commitment to stand with my fellows to protect those who cannot protect themselves..
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