Read Proverbs 23:29-25
"Who has anguish? Who has sorrow? Who is always fighting? Who is always complaining? Who has unnecessary bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes? It is the one who spends long hours in the taverns, trying out new drinks." (Proverbs 23:29-30)
Uncle Jesse was my ace. Alcoholism took him to an early death, in my opinion. The decease did not defeat our relationship, because he nor I would allow it. Our love for each other was greater than any smooth tasting wine he would partake, and was always rekindled by the "new wine" Christ gave us both to digest. In a real sense, my educational strives through high education were motivated by Uncle Jesse. He stopped by my room at South Carolina State College (University) during my first month as a freshman in 1973 to tell me: "Go straight through your four years, and be the first male among us to do so. Follow the example of your Aunt Ghussan not the males in our family and earned your doctoral degree. So that for your Uncle Jesse. Then, he fell asleep on my bed, while I studied for my psychology class.
We faced challenges through the years. However, Uncle Jesse would come stay with my family for a brief period of time through all of my educational experiences, and before he died I earned the degree as he desired. I never told him that my speciality as a marriage and family therapist is in the treatment of alcoholic families. Somehow that was important information for him to know. What was important to him was that "we made it." He summoned me to visit him on his last days of life to tell me: "Thank you, we made it. I am going to die this time. Don't try to pray me back to life. But you know that I am proud of you. You go on and live for us. We made it."
Kathleen Sebelius, The Secretary of Health and Human Services, annually promotes the National Recovery Month (Recovery Month). During September millions of individuals and families, who have been through or is currently in treatment with recovery services for substance use and mental disorders, she notes, celebrate recovery "for themselves or a loved one."
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) through its Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) within the United States Department of Health and Human Services presents a toolkit to clergy and providers to help millions of our citizens with "facts and audience-specific information" concerning tools and educational material on substance use and mental disorders. More information may be found at http://www.recoverymonth.gov/.
Important to Clergy and Providers for Racial Healthcare Equality are the facts given on uninsured citizens in the United States of America. SAMHSA reports that "approximately 22 percent of adults with substance use and/or mental disorders in 2009 were uninsured. Fortunately, with the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, coverage will expand to approximately 32 million citizens in the USA who were not previously insured." CPRHE seeks support for the administration of President Barack Obama because of acts of equity. The current administration in the office of the Presidency "emphasizes that all" citizens in the United States of America ought to "have the opportunity to access provisions within the Affordable Care Act and Mental Health Parity and Addictions Equity Act (MHPAEA), aimed to improve physical and emotional health while ensuring people will receive the care they need at a more reasonable cost.."
While CPHRE is not a political party or advocate for a political party, members are firm on supporting governance that act on behalf of prevention, treatment, and recovery, especially in making the same affordable for people of the USA. Recent efforts to "Save the Office of the Presidency" launched by CPHRE has to do with encouraging respectful communication to the person leading our nation from within The White House, and calling on Congressional leaders to commit to bipartisan changes that will improve health and well-being of people in the United States of America.
Members of CPHRE and all interested should take serious the clarion call of Kathleen Sebelius: "Join the Voices for Recovery: Recovery Benefits Everyone," and be educated about prevention, treatment and recovery, because "people in recovery live a healthy, full and productive life." Yes, we can work together and transform our society, which is suffering the ills of mental and emotive disorders. Health care in the United States of America is not only a concern for medical ethics, it is a concern for social ethics.
Prayer: Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on us and save our souls. And, Lord, for me, tell Uncle Jesse that he will be too close to you for me to find when I get to heaven, because I want measure up to be as near to your throne as he. But, by your grace may I, too, make there as we made it here. Amen.
"Who has anguish? Who has sorrow? Who is always fighting? Who is always complaining? Who has unnecessary bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes? It is the one who spends long hours in the taverns, trying out new drinks." (Proverbs 23:29-30)
Uncle Jesse was my ace. Alcoholism took him to an early death, in my opinion. The decease did not defeat our relationship, because he nor I would allow it. Our love for each other was greater than any smooth tasting wine he would partake, and was always rekindled by the "new wine" Christ gave us both to digest. In a real sense, my educational strives through high education were motivated by Uncle Jesse. He stopped by my room at South Carolina State College (University) during my first month as a freshman in 1973 to tell me: "Go straight through your four years, and be the first male among us to do so. Follow the example of your Aunt Ghussan not the males in our family and earned your doctoral degree. So that for your Uncle Jesse. Then, he fell asleep on my bed, while I studied for my psychology class.
We faced challenges through the years. However, Uncle Jesse would come stay with my family for a brief period of time through all of my educational experiences, and before he died I earned the degree as he desired. I never told him that my speciality as a marriage and family therapist is in the treatment of alcoholic families. Somehow that was important information for him to know. What was important to him was that "we made it." He summoned me to visit him on his last days of life to tell me: "Thank you, we made it. I am going to die this time. Don't try to pray me back to life. But you know that I am proud of you. You go on and live for us. We made it."
Kathleen Sebelius, The Secretary of Health and Human Services, annually promotes the National Recovery Month (Recovery Month). During September millions of individuals and families, who have been through or is currently in treatment with recovery services for substance use and mental disorders, she notes, celebrate recovery "for themselves or a loved one."
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) through its Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) within the United States Department of Health and Human Services presents a toolkit to clergy and providers to help millions of our citizens with "facts and audience-specific information" concerning tools and educational material on substance use and mental disorders. More information may be found at http://www.recoverymonth.gov/.
Important to Clergy and Providers for Racial Healthcare Equality are the facts given on uninsured citizens in the United States of America. SAMHSA reports that "approximately 22 percent of adults with substance use and/or mental disorders in 2009 were uninsured. Fortunately, with the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, coverage will expand to approximately 32 million citizens in the USA who were not previously insured." CPRHE seeks support for the administration of President Barack Obama because of acts of equity. The current administration in the office of the Presidency "emphasizes that all" citizens in the United States of America ought to "have the opportunity to access provisions within the Affordable Care Act and Mental Health Parity and Addictions Equity Act (MHPAEA), aimed to improve physical and emotional health while ensuring people will receive the care they need at a more reasonable cost.."
While CPHRE is not a political party or advocate for a political party, members are firm on supporting governance that act on behalf of prevention, treatment, and recovery, especially in making the same affordable for people of the USA. Recent efforts to "Save the Office of the Presidency" launched by CPHRE has to do with encouraging respectful communication to the person leading our nation from within The White House, and calling on Congressional leaders to commit to bipartisan changes that will improve health and well-being of people in the United States of America.
Members of CPHRE and all interested should take serious the clarion call of Kathleen Sebelius: "Join the Voices for Recovery: Recovery Benefits Everyone," and be educated about prevention, treatment and recovery, because "people in recovery live a healthy, full and productive life." Yes, we can work together and transform our society, which is suffering the ills of mental and emotive disorders. Health care in the United States of America is not only a concern for medical ethics, it is a concern for social ethics.
Prayer: Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on us and save our souls. And, Lord, for me, tell Uncle Jesse that he will be too close to you for me to find when I get to heaven, because I want measure up to be as near to your throne as he. But, by your grace may I, too, make there as we made it here. Amen.
