Christian Woman Diagnosed with Cancer
Assumes God Made Mistake - Seeks Treatment God
goofed. Or so says Judy Miller, 44, of Columbia, Missouri. After struggling
for three weeks trying to reconcile her recent breast cancer diagnosis with her
devout Christian faith, Miller concluded that God must have made a mistake by
giving her such a serious illness at her young age, and has opted to turn to modern
medicine to rectify the error. "Through much introspection, thought
and prayer, I'm positive that God must have slipped up when He gave me cancer,
so I've decided to accept my doctor's recommended treatment of a combination of
radiation and chemotherapy to eradicate the tumors He accidentally planted throughout
my body," said Miller. Miller, who has donated thousands of dollars
to the local church she has attended regularly since she was a child, has a theory
to explain how the mix-up occurred. "God is all-knowing and-seeing,
but it doesn't necessarily mean He's infallible," rationalizes Miller, "The
truth is, He's a very busy guy, and my name isn't exactly all that uncommon. He
probably meant to give the cancer to a Judy Miller who drinks alcohol and listens
to rock and roll." Although her doctor only gives her a fifty percent
chance to survive God's gaffe, Miller claims she doesn't hold any grudges. "Honestly,
this experience has actually brought me closer to God," she says, "I
believe that if you can accept and forgive the imperfections of those you love,
your relationship can only grow stronger." Miller then added, wagging
her finger: "But I'm telling you, if I should die, me and Him are going to
have a long, frank chat when I get to heaven." If she does survive,
Miller says she is looking forward to taking a trip to Disneyland with her husband
and two teenage children. |