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A Nurse's Prayer |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA 
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 A Nurse’s Prayer Lord, as I go to work today I offer up this prayer Here on my knees, I bow my head In hopes that you might hear Oh Lord, I’m just a simple nurse And humbly, now I pray That with your help, I just might make A difference today Let me give them comfort, Lord At times when things are rough And give me courage to go on When I have had enough Let me say just one kind word That, in sadness, brings a smile And give me time, that with the lonely I can talk a while Let me touch one single life Let me ease one single pain Let me lend my shoulder when The tears, they, fall like rain Lord, guide my simple words today When it’s answers that they seek Give me strength to carry on When my body’s tired and weak Let me ease one broken heart Let me soothe one crying child Give me calm when chaos breaks And everything turns wild Ease the shaking of my hands My spirit, please renew And when it seems there is no hope Let me put my faith in you Let them see compassion, Lord Each time I shed a tear And when, in death, I hold their hand Let them feel your presence there I ask this all of you, dear Lord As on my knees, I pray But most of all, I ask you please Help me make it through the day "I am nothing special, of this I am sure. I am a common man with common thoughts and I've led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten, but I've loved another with all my heart and soul, and to me , this has always been enough." ~Nicholas Sparks from The Notebook [This message has been edited by hoot_owl_rn (edited 12-29-1999).] |
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Nate Dogg Senior Member
since 1999-11-15
Posts 1658Georgia, Fulton |
This is a beautiful and sad poem, hoot. Great job! Nathan |
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Lost Dreamer Member Elite
since 1999-06-20
Posts 2464Somewhere near the Rainbow |
Ruth, This is beautiful, what a gift you have for writing. You called yourself a simple Nurse, but I find that hard to believe, a simple Nurse could not write a poem with so much love for her patients and their families. God bless you for giving so much of yourself for everyone whom you come to meet. |
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Iloveit Senior Member
since 1999-09-02
Posts 1121NM |
really really beautiful, and yep, you touch many souls and make many of us smile ...hugs |
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whiskey
since 1999-12-28
Posts 1278Australia |
So beautiful words, Your a wonderful poet  |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Nate and Whiskey...thank you both so very much Ilove...thank you, that's sweet of you to say Lost Dreamer...a big hug for you, you just made my day |
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Echo Rhayne Senior Member
since 1999-09-17
Posts 1495Canyon Country, CA |
Ruth, this is beautiful, and I am sure that you make a difference everyday whether you realize it or not. Just by being a nurse you make a difference. And I know you make a difference here in Passions! This is a beautiful heartfelt poem! ~*~ Hell is not a place of fire and a devil with a tail and horns. But a place of torment because the light of God is gone. To escape this, accept the blood of Jesus Christ! ~*~ |
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devina Member Elite
since 1999-10-28
Posts 3539Cali |
So inspiring are your words, and may God grant you all that, which you seek in this poem! Open arms can be the most fragile in the world... |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Echo and devina...thank you both for your kind words |
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RSEvans Senior Member
since 1999-10-23
Posts 1147Tulsa, OK, USA |
May each of your patients see the Lord in you through your faith and turn their own eyes to Him. Beautiful and inspiring, Ruth. |
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Christopher
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-02
Posts 8296Purgatorial Incarceration |
May you find all that you search for! Such caring deserves kindness' reward! |
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Richard Junior Member
since 1999-12-27
Posts 35California |
Oh wow Hoot, this is GREAT work. The emotions are felt believe me. Super poem. |
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samsonheart Member
since 1999-12-20
Posts 72Missouri rez. |
hoot, this poem is great! I'm going to print it out for my sister, (a nurse), because I believe she will be truly inspired by it. samsonheart |
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Tamera Member
since 1999-12-28
Posts 121 |
Hoot, you are not just a nurse, but a wonderful person with a heart of gold. Nurses have one of the hardest jobs around, I commend you for your sincerity which you show through your words, a job well done! |
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caroline Senior Member
since 1999-08-16
Posts 1218http://members.xoom.com/belladona123/index.htm |
Ruth you have penned a most beautiful prayer...and I know that your kind heart is making a difference in lives every day. I know your lovely words touch my life in a wonderful way...the compassion you have for your patients (and all of us here at Passions too!) shines like the brightest of stars. Awesome writing, friend  It's not the love you fear, but the fall from the height~Edwin McCain |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
RSEvan...thank you so much Christopher...you know I wish the same for you my friend Richard...thank you Samsonheart...thank you, I hope she enjoys it Tamera...I love my job, even at those times when I'd love to hate it....thank you Caroline...thank you from the bottom of my heart, your words brought a smile to my face |
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Paul Hoekman Member
since 1999-12-28
Posts 382Harwinton Ct. U>S>A> |
You have written a beautiful prayer that could fit anyones life, it fits mine , so I have just prayed it hope you don't mind. with faith, Paul |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Ruth, you make a difference for someone somewhere every single day... |
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Dark Angel Member Patricius
since 1999-08-04
Posts 10095 |
What a beautiful prayer this is. I am sure that the lord will grant it. Well Done!!! as usual You're a loving, giving and kind person Ruth. God Bless!!What comes from the heart goes to the heart. Samuel Coleridge |
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Eloise Senior Member
since 1999-11-27
Posts 1096Wyoming |
Hoot, this was absolutely beautiful. If ever I should need a nurse I hope it would be someone like you with so much love and compassion. Bless you and all caretakers. |
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DreamEvil Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 2396 |
Right glad I am to have been directed here and to have the opportunity to bring it back up. Now and forever, my heart hears ~one voice~. DreamEvil© ------------------------------------------------------- "Either kill me or take me as I am, because I'll be damned if I ever change..." Count Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade (Marquis de Sade) |
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U K Hero Member
since 1999-08-08
Posts 266England |
worthy of praise a wonderful poem for the hardworking and dedicated nurses of the world. (just a small point and not one to diminish the poem, but what is the nurse smoking!) |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Laughing....UK...she has a thermometer in her hand and is looking at it |
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adam Junior Member
since 1999-12-28
Posts 10BFE |
my sister is a nurse,and i am glad to see this poem. respect is easier to take, than to give. what better way to give your respect,nice job Adam |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Paul, Nan, Dream Evil, Eloise, UK, Dark Angel, and adam....thank you all |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
A beautiful prayer, Ruth! Denise |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Thanks Denise...it's heartfelt, I say something similar to this each day on my way to work. |
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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois |
Ruth this is absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!! Excellent poem! I love this, I just love this Did I say that I loved this? <*\\\>< Where there is faith, there is love. Where there is love, there is peace. Where there is peace, there is GOD. Where there is GOD, there is no need. Hallmark |
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