More Than a Simple Sentence
“Truly I tell you, just as you cared for one of the least of these
who are members of my family, you did it to me.”
--Words of a teacher, Jesus
The act of care giving is happening all over the world today. There are thousands and thousands of people who are performing acts of kindness in all sorts of institutions. Here at the hospital we talk a lot about performing our tasks with compassion. About 200 years ago a philosopher, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, shared the following observation.
“The way you see people is the way you treat them
and the way you treat them is what they become.”
Initially, this may seem like a simple sentence. I encourage you to meditate on it today. I believe Goethe’s words are more than a simple sentence.
Prayer for today: God be in my every word and deed. Amen.
--Ben Keckler
06.23.10
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