An addition to the Thomas story...
Posted 04-25-2008 at 03:38 PM by totallyforgiven2
Updated 04-25-2008 at 04:26 PM by totallyforgiven2
Updated 04-25-2008 at 04:26 PM by totallyforgiven2
An addition to the Thomas story:
This is about another Steve who lived in the cottage with Thomas. Before Steve left for programming that morning, he went in and laid his hands on Thomas and this is the prayer that he prayed, “Dear God, please be with Thomas and take him home to be with you, so that he will not be in anymore pain.” This was around 8:40 AM. Thomas died around 2:00 PM. Steve who is the one that said the prayer, doesn’t necessarily know what all phrases mean, but he does know how to use them appropriately. This still sends chills down my spine when I think of how powerful his prayer was. Anyway, my wife and I rode together that day and she wasn’t going to get off for a while, and they wanted someone to sit with Thomas, out of respect, till the funeral home came to get him. I told the afternoon shift, to go ahead and take the other guys for pills and take then to the canteen, that I would sit there till they got everything done, then one of them could take over. So when they got everything done, one of the staff took over and I went out and there was Steve sitting on the couch looking like he was going to cry and 2 other staff just sitting there, like they were in their own little world. Part of our job, is to comfort the individuals in time of need, no matter what the need is. I wanted to go over to them and tell them to get off their lazy butts and go over and talk to Steve. I went over by Steve and started talking to him and this is what I said, “remember this morning, Steve, when you prayed that Thomas would go home to be with God and not have anymore pain? He said yes, and then I said, see now Steve is in heaven and he is not in anymore pain, and someday we will all be in heaven and can see him again.
You know, it is hard to type these, one, because I care about the individuals and I have a heart, and the other reason, I signed a confidentiality statement when I started, that I would not use real names outside of my employer. And it is even more important with the strict HIPPA rules.
This is about another Steve who lived in the cottage with Thomas. Before Steve left for programming that morning, he went in and laid his hands on Thomas and this is the prayer that he prayed, “Dear God, please be with Thomas and take him home to be with you, so that he will not be in anymore pain.” This was around 8:40 AM. Thomas died around 2:00 PM. Steve who is the one that said the prayer, doesn’t necessarily know what all phrases mean, but he does know how to use them appropriately. This still sends chills down my spine when I think of how powerful his prayer was. Anyway, my wife and I rode together that day and she wasn’t going to get off for a while, and they wanted someone to sit with Thomas, out of respect, till the funeral home came to get him. I told the afternoon shift, to go ahead and take the other guys for pills and take then to the canteen, that I would sit there till they got everything done, then one of them could take over. So when they got everything done, one of the staff took over and I went out and there was Steve sitting on the couch looking like he was going to cry and 2 other staff just sitting there, like they were in their own little world. Part of our job, is to comfort the individuals in time of need, no matter what the need is. I wanted to go over to them and tell them to get off their lazy butts and go over and talk to Steve. I went over by Steve and started talking to him and this is what I said, “remember this morning, Steve, when you prayed that Thomas would go home to be with God and not have anymore pain? He said yes, and then I said, see now Steve is in heaven and he is not in anymore pain, and someday we will all be in heaven and can see him again.
You know, it is hard to type these, one, because I care about the individuals and I have a heart, and the other reason, I signed a confidentiality statement when I started, that I would not use real names outside of my employer. And it is even more important with the strict HIPPA rules.
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