Our calling: loving God in nursing (Part 2).

摘要

"In Part l,"Our Calling: Loving God in Nursing" (Daineron, 2011) . we explored how loving God with our heart, mind, soul, and strength is our calling or ministry in nursing. Continuing our exploration, we find Jesus' teaching on the Good Samaritan recorded in Luke 10:30-37.This well-known parable of loving our neighbor is a great backdrop for living out our love for God. Reflecting on the passage we may quickly respond, "My neighbors in nursing are my patients" which is true. Yet, "Jesus does not focus on the object of the neighborly love, the Jewish victim, but on the subject [emphasis added], the Samaritan who made himself a neighbor" (Liefeld, 1984, p. 943). It can be easy to be a neighbor to our patients, colleagues, and students, but Jesus challenges us, like the religious leaders who walked by the victim, "Will you make yourself a neighbor to the unlovable?"