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The Perfect Teacher
The other night I was thinking about an incident from the early days of my training as a nurse. It was my first week in the Outpatients Department and the clinics were extremely busy, especially the ante-natal one. One morning, … Continue reading
Posted in A Personal relationship with God, Devotions and Reflections, Learning from Jesus
Tagged ante-natal clinic, explaining how to do a task, freeing the captives, good teachers inspire, healing, history files, Jesus' way of teaching, Luke 10: 1-24, outpatient department, raising the dead, simple tasks, the well-laid system, trainee nurse, William Arthur Ward quote
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Fresh Bread for Breakfast
Three beeps sounded from the kitchen. It was 7 am and our bread was ready! My husband went to take it out, but quickly returned. He crawled under the bedclothes again and mumbled, ‘It’s the worst you’ve ever made’. He … Continue reading
Failing
Things fail: machinery grinds to a halt, businesses go under, a river ceases to flow, ropes wear thin. People also fail, not coming up to expectations or reaching their full potential. Neither keeping on, nor producing; not living! With failure … Continue reading
Short or Long-Sighted
The optometrist looked at me, ‘You have one short-sighted eye and the other is long-sighted’. He wrote on my card and added, ‘That’s given you about four extra years without glasses’. Apparently the combination isn’t unusual; handy, in fact! This conversation took place … Continue reading
Posted in Devotions and Reflections, Faith, God's care for everyone, Inspiration, Learning from Jesus, Life Challenges, Working with God
Tagged a shadowed world, being ready, choosing type of shower, far and near, God's view of things, long-sightedness, making lists, optometrist, seeing well, short-sightedness, small details, touched by bright accents
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Understanding a Cover by its Book
After the last supper that Jesus had with his disciples, he told them a frightening thing. ‘You will all desert me’. What an accusation! They refused to accept it and Peter declared, ‘Never! I’ll never be ashamed of you!’ Jesus replied, ‘Peter, … Continue reading