The Voice of God is calling
The voice of God is calling
Its summons unto men ;
As once He spoke in Zion,
So now He speaks again ,
Whom shall I send to succor
My people in their need ?
Whom shall I send to shatter
The fetters which they bear ?
We heed , O Lord , Thy summons ,
And answer : Here are we !
Let us Thy servants be .
Our strength is dust and ashes
Our years a passing hour :
But Thou canst use our weakness
To magnify Thy power.
From ease and plenty save us ;
From pride of place absolve ;
Purge us 0of low desire ;
Lift us to high resolve ;
Take us ,and make us holy ;
Teach us Thy will and way .
Speak ,and behold !we answer ;
Command , and we obey !
Jan Bagwell
God Bless and have a wonderful weekend !
Thursday, October 7, 2010
The Glory of God in Creation
The Glory of God in Creation
Thou art , the life and light
Of all this wondrous world we see ;
Its glow by day , its smile by night ,
Are but reflections caught from Thee .
Where’er we turn , Thy glories shine ,
And all things fair and bright are Thine
When day , with farewell beam, delays
Among the opening clouds of even ,
And we can almost think we gaze
Through golden vistas into heaven –
Those hues that make the sun’s decline
So soft , so radiant ,Lord ! are Thine .
When night , with wings of starry gloom ,
O’vershadows all the earth and skies ,
Like some dark , beauteous bird ,whose plume
Is sparkling with unnumber’d eyes –
That sacred gloom , those fires divine ,
So grand , so countless , Lord! are Thine .
When youthful Spring around us breathes ,
Thy Spirit warms her fragrant sigh ;
And every flower the Summer wreathes
Is born beneath Thy kindling eye :
Where’er we turn , Thy glories shine ,
And all things fair and bright are Thine!
Jan Bagwell
God Bless !!!
Thou art , the life and light
Of all this wondrous world we see ;
Its glow by day , its smile by night ,
Are but reflections caught from Thee .
Where’er we turn , Thy glories shine ,
And all things fair and bright are Thine
When day , with farewell beam, delays
Among the opening clouds of even ,
And we can almost think we gaze
Through golden vistas into heaven –
Those hues that make the sun’s decline
So soft , so radiant ,Lord ! are Thine .
When night , with wings of starry gloom ,
O’vershadows all the earth and skies ,
Like some dark , beauteous bird ,whose plume
Is sparkling with unnumber’d eyes –
That sacred gloom , those fires divine ,
So grand , so countless , Lord! are Thine .
When youthful Spring around us breathes ,
Thy Spirit warms her fragrant sigh ;
And every flower the Summer wreathes
Is born beneath Thy kindling eye :
Where’er we turn , Thy glories shine ,
And all things fair and bright are Thine!
Jan Bagwell
God Bless !!!
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Do no Harm
Do No Harm
First, do no harm!
What is implicit in this simple precept of medicine?
An awesome power - the power to do harm.
Who gives you this power?
The patient.
A patient will come to you at his moment of greatest dread,
hand you a knife, and say, "Doctor cut me open."
Why?
Because he trusts you.
He trusts you the way a child trusts.
He trusts you - to do no harm.
Sad fact is, human beings are not worthy of trust.
It is human nature to lie, take short cuts, lose your nerve,
to get tired, make mistakes.
No rational patient would put his trust in a human being,
and we're not going to let him.
It is our mission here to rigorously and ruthlessly train the
humanity out of you and make you into something better.
We're gonna make doctors out of you.
-------------------------------------------------------------
The above was taken from a lecture to medical students in the
movie "PATCH ADAMS."
It was a Life changing Moment when I heard it.
We are all doctors because at one point or another, we all will
have patients (and we need patience with patients).
Sooner or later, someone comes, and they trust us.
They are hurt and hurting.
By opening their hurt and pain to us, they give us power.
Our words and actions can heal or do harm.
When this moment comes again, remember Patch Adams.
Patch Adams is actually a real man with a real mission.
His mission was to help and to heal, and to do no harm.
In the things that we do, we have the power to heal or do harm.
Parents - your children are your patients.
Teachers - your students are your patients.
Businessmen and women - your customers are your patients.
To those dating and married - the other person is your patient.
Friends - your friend is your patient.
Children (and we all are) - your parents are your patients.
Our neighbor is our patient.
It is our mission here to help make you into something better.
Our mission is to help make you into good doctors.
Good doctors - who heal.
Remember Doctors,
Do No Harm.
Jan bagwell
God Bless
First, do no harm!
What is implicit in this simple precept of medicine?
An awesome power - the power to do harm.
Who gives you this power?
The patient.
A patient will come to you at his moment of greatest dread,
hand you a knife, and say, "Doctor cut me open."
Why?
Because he trusts you.
He trusts you the way a child trusts.
He trusts you - to do no harm.
Sad fact is, human beings are not worthy of trust.
It is human nature to lie, take short cuts, lose your nerve,
to get tired, make mistakes.
No rational patient would put his trust in a human being,
and we're not going to let him.
It is our mission here to rigorously and ruthlessly train the
humanity out of you and make you into something better.
We're gonna make doctors out of you.
-------------------------------------------------------------
The above was taken from a lecture to medical students in the
movie "PATCH ADAMS."
It was a Life changing Moment when I heard it.
We are all doctors because at one point or another, we all will
have patients (and we need patience with patients).
Sooner or later, someone comes, and they trust us.
They are hurt and hurting.
By opening their hurt and pain to us, they give us power.
Our words and actions can heal or do harm.
When this moment comes again, remember Patch Adams.
Patch Adams is actually a real man with a real mission.
His mission was to help and to heal, and to do no harm.
In the things that we do, we have the power to heal or do harm.
Parents - your children are your patients.
Teachers - your students are your patients.
Businessmen and women - your customers are your patients.
To those dating and married - the other person is your patient.
Friends - your friend is your patient.
Children (and we all are) - your parents are your patients.
Our neighbor is our patient.
It is our mission here to help make you into something better.
Our mission is to help make you into good doctors.
Good doctors - who heal.
Remember Doctors,
Do No Harm.
Jan bagwell
God Bless
Lif's Lessons
Life’s Lessons
I learn ,as the years roll onward ,
And leave the past behind ,
That much I had counted sorrow
But proved that God is kind ;
That many a flower I’d longed for
Had hidden a thorn of pain ,
And many a rugged by-path ,
The clouds that cover the sunshine ;
They cannot banish the sun .
And the earth shines out the brighter
When the weary rain is done .
We must stand in the deepest shadow
To see the clearest light ;
And often through wrong’s own darkness
Comes the welcome strength of right.
Jan Bagwell
God Bless!!
I learn ,as the years roll onward ,
And leave the past behind ,
That much I had counted sorrow
But proved that God is kind ;
That many a flower I’d longed for
Had hidden a thorn of pain ,
And many a rugged by-path ,
The clouds that cover the sunshine ;
They cannot banish the sun .
And the earth shines out the brighter
When the weary rain is done .
We must stand in the deepest shadow
To see the clearest light ;
And often through wrong’s own darkness
Comes the welcome strength of right.
Jan Bagwell
God Bless!!
Monday, October 4, 2010
Hold high the Torch !
Hold High The Torch !
You did not light its glow –
,Twas given you by other hands you know .
‘Tis yours to keep it burning bright !
Yours to pass on when you no more need light:
For there are other feet that we must guide
And other forms go marching by our side :
Their eyes are watching every smile and tear .
And efforts which we think are not worthwhile
Are sometimes just the very help they need ,
Action to which their souls would give most heed :
So that in turn they’ll it hold it high
And say :”I watched someone else carry it this way .”
I think it started down its pathway bright
The day the Maker said , Let there be light .”
“Ye are the light of the world –
Go Shine For Me
Jan Bagwell
You did not light its glow –
,Twas given you by other hands you know .
‘Tis yours to keep it burning bright !
Yours to pass on when you no more need light:
For there are other feet that we must guide
And other forms go marching by our side :
Their eyes are watching every smile and tear .
And efforts which we think are not worthwhile
Are sometimes just the very help they need ,
Action to which their souls would give most heed :
So that in turn they’ll it hold it high
And say :”I watched someone else carry it this way .”
I think it started down its pathway bright
The day the Maker said , Let there be light .”
“Ye are the light of the world –
Go Shine For Me
Jan Bagwell
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