I turned to Kara and began to tell her how sorry I was because we were very needy that day. Since this was the third consecutive day that Kara was L’s nurse, she knew he did not normally call for help numerous times. Kara looked at me and responded in the kindest voice ever, saying it didn’t matter how many times we called. She said she was there to help us, and it was her job to be there for us.

What Kara did that day was to embody all of the things a healer should be to their patient. She attended to his medical needs, reminded and explained his care requirements for the present time as prescribed by his doctor, and soothed my hurting and troubled heart. She ministered to both me and my husband of 59 years. When I expressed concern for her emotional well-being in caring for critically ill patients, she acknowledged that it was difficult but that she prayed for us.