Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight. In all your ways acknowledge God, and God will make straight your paths.
Proverbs 3: 5-6
Gratefulness
During this past year my sister-in-law, was multitasking her way through her volunteer hospital, Emergency Room job and also being the primary care-giver to my brother who had been having some complications with his health.
As she found, there is no time like the present to give. And that particular time was through last spring and summer. As Gandhi said long ago, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” She imagined some things she would never want to happen to her. Then she quickly discovered those kinds of things were happening to patients she encountered at work. So she gave as much help as she could to that cause. Then following that time, in the fall my brother was hospitalized in the intensive care treatment center there in the same hospital. The excellent coordinated care he received during his five day stay there brought him through his acute illness. We were all so grateful for the specialized treatment that he received and the way he responded so quickly to their continued encouragement. We felt that God was guiding the hands that provided the expert care.
This was truly thought to be a gift that gave back. Thank God for that special blessing.
Prayer: Gracious God, you who created the breath of our bodies, and the Spirit, we glorify you. We celebrate special women who have used these gifts you have given them to help transform the lives of others. Amen.
Carol Morrill (2014)
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