When preparing for a Nurse’s Week Service I searched for an image I could use in a blessing. When I found out it would be outside, I thought of a tree:
Rooted and strong, upright but flexible, reaching out, but firmly grounded, providing support and shade, providing nourishment as it clears the air and replaces the oxygen – helping us breathe better.
So this was my blessing:
Creator God,
We come before you to ask for your blessing on our nurses:
May they find in you the root source of their strength and compassion
May they be grounded in your wisdom
May they be supported by all those nurses who have passed before them
May they be inspired to reach out and risk being vulnerable
May they be kind and gentle with themselves as they work to balance self-care with patient care
May they be healed of the sorrows and stress that often accompany their work
May they be ever nourished and renewed by the beauty of nature
…. May they be blessed
Chaplain Mona Villarrubia
2018
