Wisdom from Adrienne von Speyr
Every truth is somehow participation, but participation in God is the highest truth. Recognizing it in faith means participating in it. And from the point of view of this truth, the doctor’s responsibility becomes participation in his neighbor, the sick person; it is the illness that imparts this special encounter of I and You.
—Adrienne von Speyr
from her book, Doctor and Patient
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CALLED TO HEAL
Adrienne von Speyr, one of the freshest and most original spiritual writers of the twentieth century, draws from her long experience as a medical doctor to teach Christian medical professionals the art of treating and loving their patients. Physicians and nurses are called by God to be more than mere custodians of health, but bearers of Jesus’ good news, healers who care for the body as well as soul. To be true to their calling, they must come to understand their patients as whole human persons—indeed, as their own equals.
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