The Cure for the
Terminal Condition of Sin
The Evangelical Christian Voice in Chiropractic Since 1953
The Evangelical Christian Voice in Chiropractic Since 1953
The 2024 CCA Auxiliary Scholarship
Christian Chiropractors
Association
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SECOND PLACE ESSAY
Auxiliary Scholarship
Second Place Award - 2024
Christian Chiropractors Association, Inc. 2550 Stover, B-102 Fort Collins, CO 80525 1.800.999.1970 970.482.1404
Rachel Murata
When
I
think
about
the
many
stresses
in
this
world
and
the
suffering
that
individuals
go
through,
I
am
brought
to
the
word
“hope.”
As
a
Christian,
hope
is
everything.
We
have
hope
in
the
glory
of
God
(Romans
5:1-2),
the
hope
of
heaven
(Revelation
21:4),
and
the
hope
that
is
Jesus
Christ
(Romans
8:17).
This
is
what
allows
us
to
endure
suffering
in
this
world.
I
know
that
if
I
can
remind
my
future
patients
of
hope,
then
they
might
find
encouragement
amidst
the
stresses
of
this
world.
Hope can be small and large. I can encourage my patients who experience acute traumas of hope with
healing and time. I can encourage them that there can be healing, and I will do my duty as their
chiropractor to co-manage. I can encourage patients to bring in family members that feel let down by
other forms of health care.
There also may be patients who need daily hope. This reminds me of Lamentations 3:22-23 which
expresses grief met by the steadfast and faithful love of the Lord. God presents us with new morning
mercies. This reminds us that each day holds hope of its own. The Bible extensively talks about hope
for the believer. There is a future glory that Paul compares to our present sufferings. He says in
Romans 8:18, “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the
glory that is to be revealed to us.” He then goes on in verse 24 to explain that, “For in this hope we are
saved…” as we wait for heaven and our adoption with patience. Hope is foundational to the believer
and frames our circumstances in light of eternity. When we think about our future glory, the stresses of
this world become smaller and smaller. It changes the way Christians deal with these stresses and it
even encourages the non-believer.
I also acknowledge that encouragement for each patient differs from person to person. I plan to pray for
my patients and ask God for discernment about the best way to adjust and love them. I can support my
patients by praying for a peace that surpasses all understanding and intercede for them (Phillipians 4:6-
7). I know that my practice will belong to God with a purpose to further His Kingdom, so I believe that
the Holy Spirit will be present. This will be evident in the way that I serve
patients. I will pray for God to create an atmosphere of peace in the
clinic.
In my practice I desire that the love of God would be felt by my patients. I
want to encourage my patients with the real hope of Jesus that does not
waiver with suffering, trials, or tribulations. With anxiety and stress
plaguing our communities, we need a hope that sustains us on a deeper
level and a peace that only comes from God. I plan on encouraging my
patients on every visit, giving them the gift of hope and peace.
Rachel Murata is a student at Life-West University and plans to graduate in
December of 2025.
“How Can I Encourage Patients in this
Stress-filled World”
by: Rachel Murata
Life West University
