Practicing Our Profession

A. Unabashed Pacifist:

One problem if we have peace is that doctors won’t get enough practice.


B. Unabashed Christian:

Holy One,

Your tent has room for all. You do not exclude, but receive us with joy.
Your caravan can take billions of people. You put everyone in their reserved seat.
Your mansion has countless rooms. You save a special space for each of us.
You do not discriminate between races, sexes, religions or nationalities.
You simply say “come on in.”
Amen

C. Unquoting Jesus:

“Just have a seat in the waiting area. I’ll be with you in a few minutes.”

[Great Physician at work? I don’t think so.]


D. Blog: A Parable

"Neither hot nor cold..."

Once there was a church where no one would sit in the front pews. Sometimes the preacher asked people to come forward, and some would -- a pew or two.

Sometimes the preacher gave the sermon from the rear of the
sanctuary in order to be close to the people.

One Sunday an old man, visiting for the first time, sat in the
very first pew.

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How would you end this one?

1. He said he liked to get close to the action.
2. He said he'd ridden a bus when the driver told him to sit in
the back, and he wouldn't do it any more.
3. During the sermon, he shouted "Amen" several times. Other
worshippers found it distracting, but the preacher invited the
man to lunch.
4. After the service, he took the preacher out to lunch.
5. Other?

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The ending you select says something about your life experience.
It may involve your experience of the church and what you think the church needs to hear if its life would be more faithful.