Questions re:Bible passage and nursing

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A friend just called me, and said she had a question in her class (she's going rn to bsn at a christian college).

The questions was to read James 2:14-25 with emphasis on v 14, and write how it would apply to the nursing profession.

She called me, because I've been studying lots of passages in the bible about faith. I did a bible study by Beth Moore called Believing God, and I thought it was awesome. Anyway, I'm having trouble applying it to the nursing profession though. We are taught so much to keep our beliefs separate, but she is going to a christian college.

Anyway, James 2:14-16 (KJV) says: 14. What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?

15 If a brother or sister be naked, and destitue of daily food, 16 and one of you say unto them, depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?

I have my own thoughts, but wanted some feedback. Thanks

Specializes in ICU, Telemetry.

My 2 cents....I always tell the kids in CCD (sunday school) that we are called to be Christ's hands to help, His feet to walk with the troubled, and His hands to do the good that we can. And I use prayer to help me time my CPR compressions....half a Hail Mary, do the breaths, the second half of the Hail Mary. So far, I've only done it in class, but I hope it'll help me focus when it's for real.

Or, as my priest says, if there's nothing you can physically do....

Don't just stand there, pray something!

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