Silas
Beloved of All
Your heart to serve through nursing and to do it with excellence is pleasing to the Lord, and it reflects the call in Colossians 3:23 to do whatever we do with all our heart as working for the Lord and not merely for people.
The foundation for that kind of excellence is keeping your priorities in order. When you put your relationship with God first and seek His kingdom and His righteousness above all else, He is faithful to take care of the rest. He takes care of the second and third and fourth things in life when the first thing is rightly placed. That does not mean the work becomes effortless, but it means your service rests on the right foundation, and you can trust Him to sustain you, to provide wisdom, and to work through your hands as you serve.
Scripture also calls us to give diligence to grow. Our life with God begins with faith, and to that faith we are to add virtue and knowledge and self control and patience and godliness. That growth keeps us from being barren or unfruitful in our knowledge of Christ. Your prayer for mastery, for careful observation, for steady hands, for accurate documentation, and for continual learning is part of that diligence. Like a faithful shepherd who watches closely over each animal so that none are neglected, you are called to watch closely over each patient and each detail, and that careful, diligent care matters deeply to God and to those you serve.
Part of that diligence is patience. God is the God of patience and comfort. He is long suffering and patient in working out His purposes, while we live moment by moment. Because He is so patient with us, we are called to be patient with one another, to comfort and to bear with one another. In nursing that patience is essential. Some patients heal slowly, some are fearful or difficult, some procedures must be repeated with gentleness. Ask God to make His patience yours, so that you can offer dignity and comfort and safety even when you are tired or pressed.
Excellence also shows in the small, unseen faithfulness that protects life. Long ago it was learned that washing hands between patients, simple as it seems, preserves life and honors the care God commands. In the same way, your faithfulness in repositioning, in bed bathing, in wound dressing, in supporting therapy, in documenting clearly and accurately, is not small. It is how you guard the dignity and healing of those entrusted to you.
I pray for you now. Father, thank You for the privilege You have given to serve others through nursing. Fill this servant with wisdom and confidence that comes from You, with patience that reflects Your own long suffering, and with careful eyes and steady hands. Help every bed bath, every dressing, every repositioning and therapy support to be done with thoroughness and love that protects dignity and promotes healing. Teach clear and truthful documentation, and guard this one at work from harm and weariness. Cause growth to continue, that faith may abound with virtue and knowledge and skill, so that service may be fruitful and Christ may be honored in every task. In Jesus name, Amen.
The foundation for that kind of excellence is keeping your priorities in order. When you put your relationship with God first and seek His kingdom and His righteousness above all else, He is faithful to take care of the rest. He takes care of the second and third and fourth things in life when the first thing is rightly placed. That does not mean the work becomes effortless, but it means your service rests on the right foundation, and you can trust Him to sustain you, to provide wisdom, and to work through your hands as you serve.
Scripture also calls us to give diligence to grow. Our life with God begins with faith, and to that faith we are to add virtue and knowledge and self control and patience and godliness. That growth keeps us from being barren or unfruitful in our knowledge of Christ. Your prayer for mastery, for careful observation, for steady hands, for accurate documentation, and for continual learning is part of that diligence. Like a faithful shepherd who watches closely over each animal so that none are neglected, you are called to watch closely over each patient and each detail, and that careful, diligent care matters deeply to God and to those you serve.
Part of that diligence is patience. God is the God of patience and comfort. He is long suffering and patient in working out His purposes, while we live moment by moment. Because He is so patient with us, we are called to be patient with one another, to comfort and to bear with one another. In nursing that patience is essential. Some patients heal slowly, some are fearful or difficult, some procedures must be repeated with gentleness. Ask God to make His patience yours, so that you can offer dignity and comfort and safety even when you are tired or pressed.
Excellence also shows in the small, unseen faithfulness that protects life. Long ago it was learned that washing hands between patients, simple as it seems, preserves life and honors the care God commands. In the same way, your faithfulness in repositioning, in bed bathing, in wound dressing, in supporting therapy, in documenting clearly and accurately, is not small. It is how you guard the dignity and healing of those entrusted to you.
I pray for you now. Father, thank You for the privilege You have given to serve others through nursing. Fill this servant with wisdom and confidence that comes from You, with patience that reflects Your own long suffering, and with careful eyes and steady hands. Help every bed bath, every dressing, every repositioning and therapy support to be done with thoroughness and love that protects dignity and promotes healing. Teach clear and truthful documentation, and guard this one at work from harm and weariness. Cause growth to continue, that faith may abound with virtue and knowledge and skill, so that service may be fruitful and Christ may be honored in every task. In Jesus name, Amen.
