Reflection “Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.” –Carl Sagan Prayer God over all, The religious tradition that informs our ministry has always affirmed the harmony between fai

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God over all,

The religious tradition that informs our ministry has always affirmed the harmony between faith and science, encouraging us to investigate as far as we can the world you have made. We do so gladly, not despite our spirituality but precisely because of it! Fill us today with wonder at what the good world you created offers, so that our science and our research will become extensions of our worship. As we strive to improve the health and well-being of all, we pray. Amen.

Reflection “If you cannot be positive then at least be quiet.” –Joel Osteen Prayer Word of life, Many of us were taught that if we have nothing good to say we do well to stay silent. It’s not bad advice! And we all know the dif

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Word of life,

Many of us were taught that if we have nothing good to say we do well to stay silent. It’s not bad advice! And we all know the difference between voicing real concerns that need to be addressed and simply polluting the atmosphere with our unhinged negativity. So if it’s time for us to remain quiet, help us to do so. Even better, encourage us to become more conscientious in the way we speak. May we discover each day how to speak truth in love, to speak life, and to lace our words with sincere and constructive positivity. Amen.

Reflection “In examining disease, we gain wisdom about anatomy and physiology and biology. In examining the person with disease, we gain wisdom about life.” –Oliver W. Sacks Prayer Personal God, As we strive to extend your healing

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Personal God,

As we strive to extend your healing compassion in the world today, we boldly ask you to bless us with greater skill and wisdom in treating the diseases that rob so many of wholeness. At the same time, we pray you would bless us with the even more creativity and insight, that we might integrate all we have learned within the whole-person approach to care that makes us unique. May we see our patients and their families in all their depth and learn from their wisdom, even as we commit to providing the highest quality care. Amen.

Reflection “Many of us have been running all our lives. Practice stopping.” –Thich Nhat Hanh Prayer Gracious rest, We run in so many ways and in so many directions. From the past and from our mistakes and almost aways just to mak

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Gracious rest,

We run in so many ways and in so many directions. From the past and from our mistakes and almost aways just to make it through the busyness of our days. Yet whatever our reasons, help us to find the healing rest that comes from learning to stop. Stopping so we can live more fully within each precious moment we’ve been given. For the sake of those we have the privilege of serving as much as ourselves, help us all grow deeper in the peace that comes from truly being here, now. Amen.

Reflection “Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.” –Chief Seattle Prayer Creator spirit, Across

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Creator spirit,

Across the globe we have gained a new degree of consciousness about our interconnectedness. Such awareness comes with a deeper responsibility for us to participate together in new ways of healing and restoration, taking account of the systems and processes affecting all of our livelihood. Help us in this effort, to collaborate in new ways to promote the health and well-being of the entire web of life you have woven. As a ministry, lead us further in our advocacy of ecological justice, reflecting your love for all things in a spirit of unity. Amen.

Reflection “People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.” –Dale Carnegie Prayer Loving God, As we serve those you put in our path today, we pray for the grace of a deeper camaraderie within our teams and amon

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Loving God,

As we serve those you put in our path today, we pray for the grace of a deeper camaraderie within our teams and among our colleagues. The kind of camaraderie that makes our work a source of joy, satisfaction, and even at times, fun. May the compassion we offer our patients and families extend to each other as well, that we might create a workplace culture that prizes “success” in terms of our faithfulness to improve the health and well-being of all. With gratitude that such a calling includes all of us, too, we pray. Amen.

Reflection “Do nothing out of selfishness or out of vainglory; rather, humbly regard others as more important than yourselves, each looking out not for his own interests, but also for those of others.” –Philippians 2:3-4 Prayer Se

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Selfless love,

Even in the midst of doing good our motives are so often mixed. We like the recognition that comes from success and achievement, sometimes too much. Help us purify our hearts more and more, so that all we do and say comes from an authentic spirit of humility. A spirit that recognizes our interdependence upon one another and is always on the lookout for ways to meet the needs of others, especially those who are most vulnerable among us. Amen.