I may not know, but I know who does

These are strange days. Did any else see the news article in Bejing of a Chinese man who stabbed two American tourists (associated with Olympic team). He killed one, then jumped to his own death off the balcony (they were on the fifteenth floor). Does that sound like a scene from a James Bond movie to anyone but me? What kind of pain or horrific mindset would cause a person to act out on a total stranger, then yourself this way?
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> Then in another totally unrelated story, yet a marker of our time, an Oregon woman who has terminal cancer got a letter from her insurance company. The letter said they would not cover the medication that would slow the progress of her condition, however it would pay for the drugs to give her a legal suicide. The cancer drugs were $4000.00 a month and would extend her life an expected five to six months. According to the insurance formula the rate of return was not high enough to justify the expense of the cancer drugs. The woman had not requested the suicide drugs nor did she want them.
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>Seventeen years ago, when I first entered the field of corrections, my instructors said, "When you don't know the answer to a question, don't try to fake it, just say 'I will check with someone who knows and get back to you'". I found that to be invaluable. The inmate who asks the question probably already knows the answer and is just testing the officer to see what he/she was made of. I observed arrogant individuals (more so than me, imagine that) trying to bluster their way through a conversation that everyone in the room knew was as fake as a paper-mache' horse. Later when that same officer needed to enforce rules, surprise-surprise, nobody listened.

This past week I paused to think, with all the education in the world, I cannot make your pain go away.

If I were to graduate Magna-Cum-Laude from in my counseling degree, I won't be able to heal your wounds.

Getting in-depth research and comprehension of all related topics is not enough for me to solve your conflicts.

What I can do is show from the record of the Law-Giver, what went wrong. I can point to the True Light that illuminates the path that leads to life. I can explain the prescriptions that the Great Physician has provided to cleanse and heal. Together we can approach the Advocate who not only desires to clear your record, but has the authority to do so.

I am not able to fix you, but I know someone who can. Education will improve my skills as a mediator, but the power still comes from the One Who Spoke and the Worlds Stood Fast.