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Living the Life of Job?
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mpratt
Perhaps one of the reasons so many of us with chronic illnes identify with the biblical tale of Job is that we have (or are) lived it (living it). Recent time has certainly been like that for me, not just in terms of health issues, but also life “happening” (this will surely be the stuff…
Even with Alzheimer’s Disease, the Soul Still Sings
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mpratt
When Laura Young, Jewish Chaplain at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, presented her spiritual reflection on Alzheimer’s disease to the other Pastoral Care chaplains at Cedars, she did not know that I had requested an interview only a day or two before. But God had paved a way, and it was just after she…
Encouragement for Caregivers of People with Alzheimer’s disease
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mpratt
I waited, waited for the Lord; who bent down and heard my cry. Drew me out of the pit of destruction, out of the mud of the swamp, Set my feet upon rock, steadied my steps. And put a new song in my mouth, a hymn to our God. Psalms 40:1-4 Some illness are…
One Simple Sentence – One Great Act
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mpratt
One simple sentence in the Bible has been resonating within my head and heart lately, especially as I speak and correspond with people who are in some way facing scary health situations. Here’s the sentence: Do not stifle the Spirit. (1 Thessalonians 5:19) In some ways, the sentence seems to address something impossible. How can…
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