Reflection Paper

When I first decided to expand my education, it had been so long since I had been to school, and I was very hesitant. I talked at length about my decision with my husband and with his encouragement, decided to enroll but still was not quite sure which degree program to enroll in. I knew that this was something that I had always wanted to do since I obtained my Associates Degree in Nursing, but I did not have the courage, nor did I want to give up the time with my family and children. I second guessed my abilities and my knowledge because it had been so long since I had been in college. Now that my children are about to graduate high school and

"You're really sick. What are you going to do? There's no Baptist or Methodist Hospital. There are some doctors available, but you're not sure you trust them. You could go down to the temple… and have the priest call on his god to heal you.

What we come to realize is that Jesus happily healed him of his sickness, but physical healing would do the man no good in the long run. Jesus wanted to give this man eternal healing. We can ask Jesus to give us all we want, but he knows that our physical needs won’t last forever. That is why He is more interested in giving us something that will last forever, a heart transformation.

There are times in our life when each of us has fallen ill. Many of us immediately consult the doctors. Our faith appears to have disappeared. As diligently members of the church, we do not stop to consulting God for His medical assistance. We can all identify with the woman with the issue of blood and how she spent all she had before she meet up with Jesus and just by reaching out and touching just the hem of His garment. She was made whole. Hezekiah quickly turns to the wall and consults God for a miraculous healing immediately. God extended His life just like that. We must gather ourselves and remember where all of our help comes from and that is the Lord. As, the trials of life comes about, we are waiting on the Lord. The fact of the

But all is not lost. There is that lasting critical hope that still exists if we can approach it in the right way so that it is nurtured and grows. Instead of repeated apologies and “first”

The Christian faith views death and disease as byproducts of sin and are a part of life due to sinful human nature. Jesus was a healer of people and the followers have followed in His footsteps. The early health care system was started by nuns and other followers in the church (Preston, 2000). By following the teachings of their religion they sought to address health and suffering by taking a holistic approach to healing. By taking into consideration the mental and spiritual, along side the physical, they believe a deeper level of healing can be given. Health is not just addressing the physical symptoms but, helping achieve a peaceful state of mind and having meaningful relationships with those

My time here at North Star has been a rollercoaster of new ideas, new friends, and new experiences. Now as we have one foot out the door I realize that we aren’t the same people who stepped in. While there are some notable differences like the people who haven’t been with us for the entire ride, and those who got off prematurely. There are other differences like how we have gained new ideas. These changes have been brought about by the influx and combination of the ideas of others, the times that we have spent sharing ideas together, the projects where these new ideas have been put to use, and the times we have helped one another to understand the new ideas in our classwork. We have been changed by these ideas, let that be the take away message

Are you staying on track with your daily goals? Overall goals? In all honesty, we were behind on our daily goals.

The scriptures tell us that Jesus saw this man lying near the pool and knew he had been ill for a long time. Jesus

He who healed others could not just fall sick (Pohle 2/17). “Christ on the cross was God, and that all creation was His slave and was bearing witness by it’s fear to the presence of it’s Master” (Athanasius 20).

When Jesus goes to Jerusalem He finds there a man who is lame, an invalid. This man tells Jesus that he is unable to get to the pool by the sheep gate where the waters can heal him. Jesus could tell that the man had been sick for a very long time; thirty eight years according to John. So, He asked the man if he wanted to get well. Thinking

Jesus wanted to renew the minds of His disciples to understand the death of saints by sickness.

On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” - Mark 2:17

It's a new year; I'm eager for an higher success rate, but what's paramount that I'm halcyon to see another year. There's no doubt that I won't experience hiatus, nevertheless I must acknowledge the paused and continue through. Moreover, what a relieve-feels good to espouse the critics-and understand that greatest comes with blockers. Will Smith stated, ''Throughout life people will make you mad, disrespect you and treat you bad. Let God deal with things they do, cause hate in your heart will consume you too.'' The only things aberrant is to not fulfill your ambitions, and don't abjure that inner voice or repudiate your cells from changing old habits. This year be honest and direct no euphemism needed. You know the vocabulary that is adequate

“Colorful and fruitful” will summarize the second half of my first year here. Beginning with making through the tough transition from college to my first job, I pushed myself out of my comfort zone, started performing at a senior level, and presented myself as a valuable asset to PAS. I started building up my competencies as well as confidence through actively involving in internal initiatives, pursuits, engagements, and professional networks. The biggest achievement of the year is that my full engagement and beyond-expectation work delivered for the Centene Talent Acquisition Transformation project, not only defined my professional area of interest, but also led to a huge win for PAS as we succeeded in our first TA service offerings and