I didn't put any effort into my appearance this morning when I went out to do some errands. Big Mistake! I wasn't thinking of who I would run into. I was just feeling like yuck, so I went out as is.
Someone came up to me at the local coffee shop about two hours ago asking me if I worked at ---- Hospital. It turns out I was her nurse. She explained who she was and when I took care of her. It was at a particularly emotional time for her and her family.
I was embarrassed at how I looked and that I hadn't brushed my teeth yet. I was focused on this. But if she noticed, she didn't let on. She teared up and explained how much it meant to her that I took care of her.
Wow. I was very humbled. I told her that she made my day!
I have a hard time putting my feelings into words. So trying to explain how I felt today when my former patient came up to me is really hard. I'm feeling grateful, thankful, humbled. But somehow this seems to inadequate.
If I have any misspelled words, bare with me. I am clicking on the spell check icon, but nothing is happening.
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Re. Post. MNA, you need to regard your work as ministry and then you will begin to understand how important you are to people. When people are in crisis, folks just need to be taken care of and you do that very well.
In the priestly role everyone knows you and thinks that you are theirs alone--it is hard to support at times. But if I let myself step back and see myself as being used by God to heal others, then it isn't so hard. It doesn't have as much to do with what I do as what is allowed for the other to see.
I am glad to see you blogging. It will be good to follow it.
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