Daily Devotion - Tuesday, February 7

Thoughts at Mid-Winter

I decided to write the devotions for this week before “Groundhog Day”; I am pretty certain that we will have six more weeks of winter whether Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow or not. In the bleakness of midwinter generating energy can sometimes be tough. Maybe these thoughts at mid-winter can prove helpful.

“I long to accomplish a great and noble task;
but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks
as if they were great and noble.”
--Helen Keller

I have the privilege of watching this quote lived out as I go about my daily work and so do you. Here at our hospital there are some racks that are filled with little 8 page booklets known as Care Notes. Up to 1,000 of those care notes disappear from this hospital each month. Quite a few of you noticed that the racks were quite depleted recently and wondered what had happened.

We have a volunteer who sees her chief duty as making certain the care note racks are full. She needed to be away from us for a little over a month and I chose to let her task remain undone until her return. She believes it is her duty, her calling to serve her community in this way. It may seem like a small task but she does it well and about 1,000 people a month are grateful. Thanks, Mary!

--Ben Keckler
02.07.12