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1、UGSTSymposium2009 "ACalltoBuild:DoingChurchinthe21stCentury"TheMinistryofPresencePresentedbyJ.R.Peyton,MDiv/SCCThefollowingstoryisatruestory.Changeshavebeenmadetoprotectthecharacters,butthestoryessentiallyremainsunchanged.Itisofferedhereattheoutsetofthispapertoprovidearealexampleoftheministryofpres
2、enceinprogress.Itwasoriginallywritten(withsomevariations)thedayofitsoccurrenceduringmyCPE(ClinicalPastoralEducation)trainingin2008.Likemany,suchencountersareneitherplannednorpredictable,butrathercomeasasurpriseandprovidefodderforreflectionandintrinsicrewardsforalongtime.ImetLewisonecold,winterySatu
3、rdaymorningwhenthenurseinformedmethatshehadamanwhohadbeengivenapoordiagnosisofcancer,andhewasnotdealingwithitverywell.Shewantedtoknow,sinceIwastherevisitinganotherpatient,ifIcouldstopinandvisithim.Iagreed,andbecauseofthenatureofthetimingandthequickvisit(asyouwillsee),Iknewnomoreaboutthebackgroundof
4、thepatientaspersonandpatientthanwhatIhavearticulatedhere.ThefollowingisthescenarioasIexperiencedit:WhenIarriveattheclient’sroom,Lewisissittingupwithhislegscrossedonaflathospitalbed,andthehospitaltableisacrossthebedinfrontofhim.Onthetableareanopenbriefcase,acellphone,andmiscellaneouspapers.BesideLew
5、isonthebedareseveral,obviouslyalreadyread,localandnationalnewspapers,includingtheWallStreetJournal.Lewislooksyoungfor52andrelativelyhealthyandalert.Ontheendofhisnoseisperchedapairofreadingglasses.Heiswearingdesigner-typesweatsthatlookoutofplaceintheICU,hishairiswell-groomed,heisclean-shaven,andlook
6、slikeheis1414UGSTSymposium2009 "ACalltoBuild:DoingChurchinthe21stCentury"waitingtoplaythepartofabusinessmaninamovie.Asamatteroffact,Lewis,ingeneral,looksoutofplaceintheICUandmakesmewonderwhatheisdoingthere.LewislookslikeheshouldbeatthegyminsteadoftheICU.LewislooksupasIenter,“Hello,Lewis,mynameisJoe
7、y,andIamthechaplainthisweekendhereat…”“[Profanity],Gettheh…outofhere!”muchtomysurpriseheagainsaidloudly,“GETOUT!”ThisisnotwhatIexpected,andthenursemusthavehadherwirescrossed.AsIbeganbackingout,“I’msorry!The
