Dear Friends
One of the joys of my retirement
has been, when in town, being a volunteer chaplain at our local hospital,
Corona Regional Medical Center. Needless to say, the dress code has changed in
the past year!
What has not changed
is the opportunity to simply spend a few moments with newly admitted patients, and,
if they would like it, to offer them a prayer. (I have fun sharing my regret that I can’t
preach a sermon for them, because their insurance will not cover it!) Almost everyone agrees to a
prayer and seems to appreciate the brief visit.
Some words from Meister Eckhart remind us of the importance
of the daily contacts we make with others, including very brief ones with
people we have never met and may never meet again:
The most important hour
is the present.
The most significant person
is precisely that one across from you
right now.
The most necessary work
is always love.
May God help us recognize ordinary opportunities to
share and connect with others. We may take them for granted, until we see the
joy they bring to others…..and ourselves.
John
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