I read and have subsequently given out multiple copies of A Cup of Our Lives by Joyce Rupp.  Wonderful language and concepts...a terrific book that hopefully I will be able to use with a small group next year.
Be Well, Barb Borman

Roger Gauthier <roger_g@...> wrote:

I hope that everyone has had a great month or so... Our son's
wedding in Virginia was great! The ministry times in the past month
or so was super! Anyway... It is nice to be home.

For those who do not get Advance for nurses they had in the October
issue a CEU for Spiritual Pain and I thought that I wound send the
link for those who may want to participate.

Has anyone read or is reading a good book on Parish Nursing or
Spirituality? If so, let us know what you are reading and what you
think of it.

A thought for the day or week; Did you know that rain just doesn't
fall to the ground but is pulled to the ground by gravity. (I know
you are thinking - I know that) - But, did you know that that is the
same way with the things of God? You must draw, pull or otherwise
make a demand on His power. Become a participator not just a
spectator. Begin to draw on the wisdom, power, anointing, and
promises of God - today!

Blessings to you and your families!

Roger Gauthier, RN, M.Div.
Risen Son Ministries

Advance for Nurses

http://nursing.advanceweb.com/main.aspx


https://nursing.advanceweb.com/Common/CE/Course.aspx?
CourseID=629&CreditID=1


Spiritual Pain (257)
Craig Lee, 24, is a new paraplegic. As you get him ready to go to
occupational therapy, he blurts out, "What's the use?"
Eileen Thomas, mother of five, is experiencing severe pain. After you
give her a narcotic, Eileen tearfully asks, "Why would God let this
happen to me?"
Whether it is a "why" question, an angry expression of
purposelessness, or another expression of spiritual pain, such
patient disclosures typically leave nurses wondering what to say.
Although nurses often are disconcerted by patients' distress, such
disclosures give nurses an opportunity to support holistic healing.
This article will describe elemental communication skills for
creating a healing response to patients expressing spiritual pain.
The goal of this continuing education offering is to provide nurses
with current information on communicating with patients in spiritual
pain. After reading this article, you will be able to:
1. List three responses that silence rather than help a patient who
expresses spiritual pain.
2. Discuss two skills useful for responding to patients with
spiritual pain.
3. Identify three dimensions of comforting responses.

 This offering expires on September 24, 2009
Read Article: Spiritual Pain
Take Test: Spiritual Pain

 (Grade to pass: 70%, 2 tries)



Skills of Outstanding Leaders
A Powerful Brand of Boldness
by Mac Hammond

Wise King Solomon once said: "The wicked flee when no one is
pursuing, but the righteous are as bold as a lion." Edmond Burke made
a similar observation when he wrote, "The timid soul never attains
greatness. He is doomed to a life of cautious wading in the shallows
of accomplishment."

There is a powerful brand of boldness that only comes from knowing
God. The God-kind of boldness is wise, prudent, and discerning. Those
who possess it will climb to heights of achievement that the timid
and fearful see only in their dreams.

God's winning word for leaders today is "boldness." My question for
you is, "Are you leading timidly or boldly?"

Source: Winner's Way Broadcast produced by Mac Hammond Ministries
(Minneapolis: Mac Hammond Ministries, 2003)
All rights reserved. Used by permission.

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