Some wonderful visits today. It is wonderful to meet a Christian at the end of life. The family was present as I talked with a patient possibly near death. She had such a faith in God and wanted prayer for his will at this time. I felt such a love and connection with her at this time. I prayed and she seemed so at peace; I hated to leave in a sense- there was such a connection it seemed between us. May God bless her soul at this time and take her home to be with him. May he use this time and following to reveal his love to the family.
Met a man who was a former Chaplin. Actually, it was not too long ago that he was fired from his job, and is now having difficulty understanding “why”. I asked him if he forgave them. Now remember, this man is a Chaplin and he knows the thing to say and do as well. I am not sure if he really has forgiven them. I shared with him rather straight forward how God works. His wife seemed to be on the same page as myself. He wants to go back and volunteer for them. I do not know if they will want him back after firing him especially not knowing the reason. He is getting older, and may need to take this time to retire and let go. Hopefully, he will allow God to work with him in this valley as well as he is with him on the mountain.
There was a lady who was in depression - at least this is what she shared. Her husband was cheating on her with a prostitute; her grandson is going to prison for drugs; her son was trying to get between their marriage and was picked up for drugs. She feels everything is going against her. Her appliances were not working right at home. I used reflective listening with her, and had prayer. Poor lady, she is not attending church so has no church support which is not good. She does have a sister who brought her to the hospital which is some support. Hopefully, she will find peace of mind. She told me four times in the same visit how much she liked my hair, and that her daughter likes dark hair.
One lady wanted me to sit down and seemed to want to talk. She shared how she had searched different religions and found it interesting. She was once a Baptist and now attended a Church of Christ. I did share the importance of a relationship with God and that it is not a church or religion. She was a very nice person who felt a need to talk.
One man sat up in his bed on his upper half - the remaining was cut off. He was reluctant to talk but I encouraged a conversation. He willingly shared about different stomach surgeries – he had one himself and did not know if he had made the right decision. He has trouble eating and can only eat small portions, and not able to take pills all at once or up they come. He gave me some advice as to what medication he felt was best for GERD – which I seem to have some problems with. He said Nexium is what I should get, or either the generic brand if my insurance would not pay or it was too expensive for me. He has problems with GERD as well. After a lengthy conversation, I offered a Scripture card of which he had no interest. I felt how important it is to just listen to them, and not try to bring up spiritual matters all the time – it just may not be the right moment.
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