“I pray that… you may find light, joy and consolation. We are willing to empty ourselves, to bend low, to wash feet, to heal wounds, all for the dear neighbor.” Mother Bernard Gosselin CSJ
A Love Letter to Caregivers
Good health is a gift to cherish and your steadfast dedication to serve our community is recognized and deeply appreciated. As caregivers your talents, skills and compassion bring hope to our dear neighbors during the most vulnerable times in peoples’ lives. Your kind gestures help alleviate suffering and leave an indelible mark upon the heart; such is the power of Love.
Your unique gift of caring radiates from your heart and extends through hands of healing. For you see with your heart and you recognize that the person before you is not their disease but rather, a person with hopes and dreams and aspirations, much like our own. Through your authentic presence you create human connections that promotes healing and changes lives for the better.
It’s not so much what you say and do, but how you live love. Your caring, protects and affirms our humanity. Patient’s feel and experience an energy of healing in a way that transforms an ordinary interaction into a sacred encounter. For in caregiving both the giver and receiver experience healing in the process.
There are countless people who wish to express their gratitude, “Thank you for taking the time to really listen… I will never forget your kindness… thank you for risking your life to be there for me… thank you for your wonderful care… thank you, thank you, thank you.”
You are the ones who after long days, inspire us to keep going and to remain faithful to our calling. Ours is a faith, love and appreciation for who you truly are and how you make a difference in the lives of so many. It is your healing touch that will continue to have a positive impact on the overall health and well-being of our communities for generations to come.
With Love from,
your dear neighbors
Written by Liz Sorensen Wessel
Artwork by ~liz
Journal of Sacred Work 
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