Your Faith Journey - Finding God Through Words, Song And Praise

Mid-February, I was inspired to consider pet therapy as part of the Spiritual Care I provide to patients, families and colleagues as a hospital chaplain With the support of hospital management I moved forward to get our Labrador retriever, Daisy, tested and certified as a therapy dog, and began bringing her to work in April   /        /        /   Providing spiritual care to patients and families for about a year caused me to think that I had a handle on the idea of the Holy Spirit, Spirit is “pneuma” in Greek Which literally translates to “wind-breath” So when I hear “Holy Spirit” I think about God’s holy and sacred wind-breath Moving and flowing… blowing through our lives          /        /        / As a hospital chaplain I regularly encounter unpredictable and unique situations with illness, tragedy and death I believe that God’s holy and sacred wind-breath nudges, guides and inspires me to provide compassionate care to individuals and families I’ve become accustomed to the support and guidance I believe