Highway to Heaven - Autopista al Cielo

Letter to My Child

Liliana Season 1 Episode 1

My Child, Help Me!

My dear child, I have aged and now need your care! You may be fearful of these new responsibilities that our Almighty God is placing on your shoulders. It’s not something you can accomplish successfully with just hard work; you will run out of energy and give up. The only way you can face this challenge is with love. True love doesn’t run out. Love will enable you to do things that you think you have no more physical strength to do. Love will animate a courageous faith to trust in God’s plans and remain obedient. You will be tempted to choose an easy way and disobey him. I pray that you have a humble and contrite heart. Remember that He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Any different way will bring you to sin. 

Like a puppy or a flower, I need water, food, and oxygen. If I’m unable to swallow, have recourse to artificial hydration, nutrition, and oxygen. Our Catholic Church teaches this. It doesn’t ask you to spend lots of money in medical interventions. There is also a very big lie I want to warn you about. It’s when they recommend to stop what the church teaches, and start giving morphine. Morphine is used to reduce pain, yet sometimes it’s used to purposefully kill. In this case, morphine is given to reduce blood pressure and, by doing so, stop the heart. They will say that morphine cannot be given with hydration and nutrition because of the bad interaction. They will recommend a comfortable pain free death with just morphine. Don’t fall into this trap because they are deciding death, not God. 

We elders aren’t disposable. Some adults have their hearts so hardened that they choose to dispose of our lives. There is so much beauty in following the Church’s teaching by accompanying a dying parent as long as it takes. The Church brings the Sacraments for my journey. Furthermore, once death passes, you will receive the reward of a peace and joy, that transcends all understanding, from Almighty God. 

Even more, because you didn’t shorten my life with the fake excuse of stopping my suffering, you have allowed me the sanctification process to enter more quickly into Heaven. “I accept the death that God has chosen for me.” So many times, haven’t I said that when praying The Stations of the Cross? Please don’t come between God and me.

Now you know. Be fair with me. I am your parent. I was always there for you. It’s your turn now. I count on you!

 

Mom and Dad

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