Thursday, July 19, 2007
Member in need
I've worked with him for 17 years. He is a good friend and co-worker, and I referred patients to him. We wish you the best, pray for healing and peace for you and your family.
A straight prayer, from the heart
"I hope my father comes out surgery ok. He had a sickness which can kill people."
Reading such requests humbles me. Sometimes I get stuck thinking I need to be eloquent with a lot of thou's and biblical references, but then something like this request comes along and I realize how eloquent an honest request truly is.
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Proverbs for Docs and Dentists?
This month, finally, I've started working my way through Proverbs. It is apparently well known that you can do one chapter a day and work your way through it in one month. Obviously today is chapter 10.
Proverbs 10:27. The fear of the Lord adds length to life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.
Somewhere, I've seen studies that show that people who attend religious services regularly are healthier and live longer than matched controls. Seems like God, who wrote us a handbook, actually knew what he was doing.
Here's another conundrum. We all know that studies have shown that married men live longer than single men. We also know that many diseases are caused by stress. Having been married for 26 years to a wonderful woman, and having raised three daughters (the youngest is now 20!) I cannot reconcile my two previous statements. Can you?
