As for you, O LORD, you will not restrain your mercy from me; your steadfast love and your faithfulness will ever preserve me! ~ Psalm 40:11 Yesterday morning I sat and waited for a nurse to finish her visit with a new patient that just came on hospice. As I sat and listened to her talk to the patient's spouse and instruct on how to provide comfort, I realized there was much more going on.
As the spouse followed instructions, and together with the nurse, reposition the patient and gave medications, occassionally I would hear the spouse, "I know it hurts, honey. We are almost done, and I promise you will feel better and be able to rest." It wasn't so much of what was being said, but the way it was communicated. It came from a place of love. The couple have been together for several decades, raised a family, and now are encountering the end of life together. The two know each other so well. As I listened I thought of times when I struggled in my faith, and times when I was so wounded, but then I sensed the words, "My dear child, it will be okay. I am here." Our presence for one another serves as a witness of God's presence. The times when we hurt. The times we find comfort. God is present for all. Stay in God's grip! G. Todd Williams (c) 2018
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AuthorRev. G. Todd Williams lives in the Houston metro area and is a Hospice Chaplain at Essential Hospice, Webster, Texas, and is an ordained Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) pastor. Archives
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