Reflection 1

At this point one of our hospital chaplains provides a reflection. One of our chaplains likes to read these quotes with an instrumental version of “As I Walk Through the Storm” playing in the background, and it seems to work well as the participants reflect on three excerpts from scripture. The first is: Matthew 25: 34 -40 “Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.' "Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?' "The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me. I won’t try to dissect all of the details in this passage, but it specifically mentions three concepts that are integral to Christian healing: 1. We must visit the sick. 2. We must supply people’s needs. 3. The creator identifies with sick people. While this passage identifies what we are supposed to do to be healers, the passage for next week tells us what our attitude needs to be.