"Teri" was written in  February 2005 before the March  18th removal of Terri Schiavo's feeding tube. The right to live vs. the right to die fire storm yet to come could not have been imagined. As I write, Terri is in her 8th day without nourishment or water. On this Easter eve, the Schindler family's final request for legal recourse has been denied. And it looks as though, barring a miracle, Terri's battle is ending. It is my hope that she will live to hear this song. I feel certain she has been dealt an untimely, unnecessary, unjust, and, yes, an unlawful death sentence. Shame on those with an obsessive determination to end the life of a disabled innocent. I wonder if they will have the wisdom and humility to ask God to have mercy on their souls?