As the hospital doors open, I pray God's openness in my spirit. I pray God grants me His ears to listen. I pray for God's wisdom.
Sometimes I know the prognosis of the person I'm visiting. Other times I don't. Sometimes it is life threatening. Other times it is life-giving. I've held the hand of the elderly and cradled the wide-eyed newborn within the span of a few days.
Hospital visits are a holy privilege. Each one.
Sometimes I know the person I'm visiting. Other times I don't. Sometimes it is a cousin or brother or niece or friend of a friend. I don't always know what to expect, but I know The One who goes with me.
Lately I've visited senior members in the hospital. It's humbling to help shepherd these saints: They have the wisdom as vast as the Atlantic, and yet they allow me to minister to them.
Hospital visits are a holy privilege. Each one.
