While I would also agree with the comments about the reading, the idea behind the story interested me. What would we do if our 'gods' suddenly adopted a 'modern medicine' approach. While the idea was interesting, it wasn't carried through well. After the interaction with the gatekeeper, which left you thinking that nothing would be done, she does have a vision about Luther's back and the ceremony begins to go okay. This leaves me wondering if: 1) the old gods reasserted themselves?, 2) the new system did work - just with delays, or 3) none of the above. I figured we'd get some conclusion, but I was really dissatisfied b/c the story just stopped without seemingly wrapping up anything. Was the 'new system' in place to stay? Had something happened to allow the main character to bypass it? What happened? With the abrupt ending, nothing was concluded.
The story was set-up, there was a 'new process' in place, and then nothing was resolved. Unsatisfied with the ending....most definitely...