Be Thou My Vision

This morning at church I re-discovered a beautiful hymn called "Be Thou My Vision".  It's been a long time since I heard it and I was pleasantly surprised!  I was at First Baptist Church of San Antonio, inside an old historic building.  The sun was shining through the stained glass windows and the sanctuary looked grand.  The choir and congregation sang it so beautifully and softly.... and for a moment I had a feeling of peace.  It really moved me.  The melody is beautiful but the words also capture my soul.  Here they are:

Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heart

Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art

Thou my best thought, by day and by night

Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light

Be Thou my wisdom, and Thou my true Word

I ever with Thee and Thou with me Lord

Thou my great Father, I thy true son

Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one

Be Thou my battle shield, sword for the fight

Be Thou my dignity, Thou my delight

Thou my Soul's shelter, Thou my high tower

Raise Thou me heavenward, O power of my power

Riches I heed not, nor man's empty praise

Thou mine inheritance, now and always

Thou and Thou only, first in my heart

High King of heaven, my treasure Thou art

High King of Heaven my victory won

May I reach heaven's joys, O bright heaven's sun!

Heart of my own heart, whatever befall

Still be my vision, O ruler of all

Adult medicine? What's that??

I'm at Ft. Hood in the great little city of Killeen, Texas.  I was here a year ago for my nursery rotation.  This year I am rotating in the ER.  Which means I have to see kids AND adults.  Weird!  I don't remember how to do adult medicine.  I haven't taken care of adults in a long time.  It's all foreign to me.  Fortunately the people I'm working with are really cool and they don't mind letting me see the kids that come in.  No crazy stories just yet.  I had two patients walk out on me, which was kind of funny.  People seem to think the ER is like Burger King - "Have it your way."  Um, sorry to disappoint, but NO.  It just doesn't work like that.  It's so hard to provide compassionate care to people who are so entitled and ungrateful.  Drives me crazy.  But I guess that's what I signed up for.  The good, the bad, AND the annoying.