From a doctor’s diary…
It was about 8:30 am when an old man in his eighties walked into our office. He seems to be in a hurry to have his stitch removed from his thumb. The man said that he had an appointment at 9:00 am and rushed the nurse.
Since I was available at that time, I’ve checked his vital signs and have decided to take care him myself. The cut on his thumb was healing well so I removed the stitch and redressed it.
However, as I was doing that I’ve said, “You must have very important appointment at 9:00 am for you to be in such rush.”
The old man responded, “I have a breakfast appointment with my wife who is in a nursing home.”
When I asked about her health condition, the man said, “My wife has Alzheimer.”
“Does she gets upset if you are late for the breakfast appointment?” I asked.
“No. It’s been 5 years since my wife couldn’t recognize me” said the man.
That was very unexpected answer so I asked, “Are you saying that you are going to see your wife every day even if she doesn’t recognize you?”
To my question the man replied with a smile, “She may not recognize me but I do!”
As the old gentle man rushed off my office, I couldn’t help but to smile and cry at the time for finding such a beautiful unconditional love.
Romans 5:8 says, ” But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” The word “still” in this verse reminds us that God’s love for us is unconditional and so did the gentleman in the story above practiced that “unconditional” love based on his commitment. What a beautiful story!
Even if we forget Him this week due to our busy schedule, He won’t!
Have a wonderful week!