What to Consider When a Loved One Is Critically Ill

Isaiah 40:6–8

A voice says, “Cry!”

And I said, “What shall I cry?”

All flesh is grass,  and all its beauty is like the flower of the field.

The grass withers, the flower fades when the breath of the Lord blows on it;

surely the people are grass.

The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.

This short, but impactful, article helps us navigate the end of life with a loved one. Finding Biblical principles for our decisions is of utmost importance, both for the person passing into eternity, and for those of us who are left behind. 

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The 4 principles are these:

1. Sanctity of Mortal Life

2. God’s Authority over Life and Death

3. Mercy and Compassion

4. Hope in Christ

These principles appear straightforward on paper but tangled and messy at the bedside. A key question can help decipher them: Is the process that’s threatening my loved one’s life reversible? Phrased another way: Does treatment promise preservation of life or prolongation of death and suffering?