Lonely and Afflicted at the Holidays
“Turn to me and be gracious to me,
for I am lonely and afflicted.”
--Psalm 25:16
Many of us will be gathering with family and friends and spending some special time together as this week comes to an end. Most of us will smile as eager children rip through carefully wrapped packages to see what new thing is inside. Some of us will have a more relaxed time of casual merriment. Many will have an extended weekend, allowing us to spend a holiday with folks we love. Some of us will find that our place of employment is the place to be.
We look at the above verse of Scripture today because it is also important. At the hospital we know we will have a patient population on Christmas Eve and Christmas day. Some will be too sick to really care about the holiday. Some will be recovering and may have the very wishes that the Psalm writer had. Some will be wondering what word they are going to hear. It is important to be sensitive to the cry of the hurting.
In whatever you do, may your day find you demonstrating increased sensitivity to the lonely and afflicted who are seeking Holy grace to come their way.
Prayer: Holy One, grace me with a measure of compassion that will touch the lonely and afflicted. Amen.
--Ben Keckler
12.21.09
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