woman looking in mirror

the eyes of the Lord are in every place

Born with a visual impairment, I struggled at school and was told to reconsider my ambition to become a nurse.
upset in hospital

sacred care

Lucy Honeysett shares the privilege of giving time, space, care, and, above all, presence to those we care for at the end of their lives.
woman of asian heritage

what does he like to be called?

Bex Lawton tells us a story of a patient encounter with a teenager on her ward. Pseudonyms have been used for anonymity.
flame

are you are expecting him?

Jesus. Emmanuel. God with us. So friend, don’t be jealous of the burning bush. When God turns up in your workplace, you won’t have to evacuate. But he does want to come – with the power of a burning flame and with an intimacy inconceivable for whichever Old Testament saint you long to be.
women hugging

editorial: God in the ordinary

Our writers share their experiences of God kicking down conventional beliefs and bursting out into their working days, at home and overseas, in our communities and hospitals.
doctors talking

liturgy for the drug round

Gemma Griffiths shares prayers for our daily duties on the drug round
young hand holding old hand

prayer for dying well

In light of the recent parliamentary vote towards legalising assisted suicide in England and Wales, Helen Byrne and Bex Lawton express the pain, fear, and hope of facing a terminal diagnosis
woman in labour

push and pray, push and pray, let life come forth!

I am often amazed by the parallels between pregnancy, childbirth, God’s kingdom, and his ways.
nurses speaking to one another

speak it into being

Onahi Idikwu shares a conversation about the power of prayer
multi colour sky

bringing out God colours at work

I am often reminded of the story of Esther in the Bible. Esther was a Jew, an unlikely candidate who rose from an orphan to a queen and a heroine of an entire nation

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