“That Feeling”
I work a few shifts every month at two different
faith based medical clinics in downtown Augusta. The patients seen in these
clinics are poor and have no health insurance.
I love serving in this clinics because of the patients and the
unadulterated opportunity to share the Good News and show God’s love.
Recently one of my patients was a late middle aged
woman with many of the common physical complaints that come with aging. After we had addressed her health issues and
prescribed her appropriate medications, the patient was planning out loud where
she would get money to pay for the prescriptions. Last year my wife came up with the idea to
buy a number of Walmart gift cards to give away in 4 and 10 dollar amounts to
cover prescriptions written for medications on the “4 dollar list”. This year
we did the same and my wife wrote the message, “Jesus Loves You”, on each card
in permanent ink. I offered to give the patient one of these gift cards. When I returned with the gift card, the
patient was already in tears. And, when
she read aloud the words written on the card, “Jesus Loves You”, it only got
worse. I teasingly admonished the patient that she needed to stop because she
was making my eyes get a little misty. The truth, however, was that I was
overwhelmed with that feeling I ONLY get when I know without a shadow of doubt
that I have become God’s hands and feet.
Romans 10:15 (NIV) And how can anyone preach unless
they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring
good news!”
Larry
B. Mellick, MD, MS, FAAP, FACEP
Medical
Director, Harrisburg Family Healthcare Clinic
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