Daily Devotion - Thursday, June 10

Those Who Care, Day 4

“I believe in people who care.
If these souls did not perform their roles in the way they do,
Then in a very real sense the Word would not be made flesh.
The Love would not be made visible
And the Hope would not be made genuine.
Yet because such committed caregivers are among us,
We know the world is not just a better place
But ours is a better time and we are a better people.
We know that because those who truly care show us,
Day after day after day.”
--James Miller

Today’s devotional thought focuses on the concluding words from Jim Miller’s “Affirmation of Those Who Care”. Jim is a Christian minister and so he talks about the Word being made flesh. That is comfortable language, understandable language for Christians. To broaden the statement to a wider theological perspective, his statement could be paraphrased,

“If caregivers did not perform their roles in the way they do,
then in a very real sense G-d would not touch the lives of humanity.”

The statement may seem a bit bold and it may cause a bit of controversy, but it is a statement worthy of some sincere reflection. The compassion that is demonstrated by caregivers is important. Our compassionate word, thought and deed are the very things that make for better times in the lives of patients, families and guests.

Have an even better day in caregiving!

--Ben Keckler
06.10.10