Monday, October 20, 2008
Post #2: Prayer
I feel so grateful every day when I step into our clinical setting, and Professor Haldeman starts the day out with a prayer; at the end of the day, she sends us off with a prayer as well. It is really teaching & reminding me of the importance of allowing God to work through us when we interact with our patients. I truly do feel the presence of God throughout the day when I work with my resident-- including the things I say to her, the things I do with her, and the way I treat her. I feel the Lord's presence guiding me through everything. I try to assume the best about people, but it is very possible that many of the residents at Cascade Vista probably do not know Jesus; it strikes me with grief to know that these people are reaching the end of their lives and they have no clue who our savior is. I just want to talk to every single one about Jesus, but obviously that's not the right thing to do in our situation. What should we do in these situations... not just in the clinical setting now, but in the future when we are registered nurses? If somebody is dying and does not know Christ, do we just let them die and suffer from eternal damnation? Or do we take the chance and risk our job to possibly give them a chance at salvation?
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Very good question, I think that is something that you will have to do some praying about and thinking over.
-Roxanne
The power of prayer can exceed any action we ourselves decide to take on our own, unless directed by God. It's funny you mention this because I get customers through my line at Trader Joe's......I have a lot of stories through my line but unfortunately, there is that fine line you can cross. But certain people I feel comfortable saying, "Hey, you're in my prayers, friend." Or whatever. In a case like this, if you feel lead to enact upon the Great Commission, I think you'll know but you will endure the Adversary instilling fearful thoughts that you'll get in trouble and fired and cause anger in your client. This is a tough one for sure, bro. But the cool thing we can do is pray, and show Christ through them without preaching, like getting to know somebody and getting as close to sounding as Biblical as possible so that if asked the great question, "What's so different about you compared to others," then the doors become wide open and you can use it wisely.
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