Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Praying with Patients

The question often arises: "Is it alright to pray with patients?" Dr. Jason Salagubang, from Florida Hospital Apopka, came up with an ingenious and inexpensive way to deal with that question in the hospital. On admission patients are asked if they want staff to pray for them. If they respond with "yes", they receive a purple bracelet with the words "Trust" "Belonging" and "Hope" imprinted. Any staff member then already knows the answer to the question "Is it alright?" A bookmark accompanies the gift and provides details:
Trust - as you come to know we really and truly care about you as a person.
Belonging - because while you are with us, you are family.
Hope - because we join with you, mind, body and spirit to affect a wonderful future.

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