Daily Devotion - Friday, October 28

Voices Shared
A Final Reflection as Pastoral Care Week Ends

Pastoral Care week remembrance ends today but the work of pastoral care never ends. Allow me to close this week with a formal prayer focusing on the theme of healing communication.

God of all creation,
You have so fashioned the world that it possesses the potential to repair its imperfections.
And, O Eternal One, you have fashioned humankind by endowing us as your partners, with the creative ability to help the repairing.
You gave us the insight to transform the simple herb into a healing balm for the body.

Help us as your caregivers to realize our responsibility to transform the herb of human compassion into a healing balm for the aching soul.

We, like many, are in need. We know the inner yearning for fulfillment, for purpose, for meaning in our lives.

May we ever come to know that as we help others to feel fulfilled, so shall we.
And then, may we recognize the strength, the will, the dedication, and the commitment to do that for which we were created: to serve you and bring your reign of peace into our midst. Amen.

--Ben Keckler
10.28.11