Faithful

'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful…”  Matt 25:23

What’s the difference between you and a sports hero or an Oscar winner or a recording artist?

Now I agree that annual income is probably a big difference as is the amount of fan mail, but perhaps the most significant difference is the stage upon which each of usperform. They have a national stage or a worldwide venue playing to hundreds of thousands... You and I perform on a much smaller stage, an exam room, an admitting cubicle, a tray line or switchboard. We don’t have adoring crowds, instead our audience is typically one or two at a time, and they are not excited, they are worried or anxious.

They are heroes for a moment with their one hit or Oscar or song, you and I get to have the privilege of being helpers every day.
Last evening Shawnee Mission Medical Center held the annual Associate Awards dinner, during which outstanding associates were honored for their service and example of our mission-Improving health through Christian service. In all there were over 3,640 years of service represented in the associates who were recognized.

3,640 years of getting up and doing your best every day, rain or shine, feeling well or not.

3, 640 years of greetings, helping, serving, caring, listening and understanding for each person as if they were the only one who mattered.

3,640 years of being faithful in the little details that can make or break someone’s day or life!

3,640 years is a long time by any stretch, but when you are engaged every day in the mission of caring, time flies!

I was deeply impressed as I witnessed the examples of those who have shown such faithfulness. Donna answers the phone in security with as much joy and energy 35 years into her career as she did the first day. You feel as if she has been waiting for your call!

Greg serves thousands of meals each day in the cafeteria and you know your plate is served with the care and courtesy as if you were family.

Linda cares deeply for the many she leads and they know her standards are high, but they also know her support is unwavering and her commitment to them is strong.

Heroes, rock stars? At Shawnee Mission we have faithful folk who do their best every day, knowing it takes team work and support to do all that we do, yet it takes personal attention to do it faithfully.

Much more than medicine indeed!

Peter

Peter Bath, D.Min.
V.P Spiritual Wellness & Human Development
Shawnee Mission Medical Center

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