{"id":523,"date":"2014-11-02T22:43:58","date_gmt":"2014-11-03T07:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/?p=523"},"modified":"2014-11-03T02:55:45","modified_gmt":"2014-11-03T11:55:45","slug":"nov-2-a-celebration-of-the-saints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/?p=523","title":{"rendered":"Nov. 2 – A Celebration of the Saints"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When many congregations celebrate All Saints Day one of the components of that celebration is to light a candle for each person being remembered.\u00a0 I like that custom, and have used it in many of the congregations where I have served as pastor.\u00a0 This year in church we read the names of those who had died since the last All Saints Service, but no candles were lit.\u00a0 I came away from the service feeling a bit restless until later in the day, my restlessness was caused by the missing candle lighting.<\/p>\n

I know this may seem like a trivial matter, but for many of us the customs we get used to give us meaning and when they are missing the event is not as powerful for us.\u00a0 This got me to thinking about patients who enter the hospital.\u00a0 While they are there many of their customs in their daily routine are changed.\u00a0 No wonder patients feel restless and out of place at the hospital.\u00a0 No matter how much we try, we can\u2019t duplicate the home environment of every patient.\u00a0 So the next best approach is for us to recognize that people are out of their comfort zone and let them know what they can expect.\u00a0 This will give them the peace of mind of knowing what is going to come next.<\/p>\n

My experience with All Saints Sunday and the missing candles have given me an appreciation for the customs my patients are missing while they are in the hospital.\u00a0 Hopefully this appreciation will translate into better spiritual care as I interact with patients and their visitors.<\/p>\n

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