By Peter Kennedy
“He made no distinction between us and them, for he purified their hearts by faith.” – Acts 15:9
In March 2019, after a 30-year career in medicine in the United Kingdom, the Reverend Dr. Susan Salt resigned from her post in palliative medicine, voluntarily removed her name from the General Medical Register, and was ordained a deacon in Blackburn Cathedral.
A year later, at the start of the coronavirus outbreak in the UK, when the Government asked medics to return to frontline health care, by faith she answered the call. Dr. Salt, who is on the coronavirus task group for the diocese, returned to her post at Blackpool Victoria Hospital.
She said: “I have found myself drawing on both my pastoral and medical experience to be a listening ear to staff and patients as all of us navigate the impact of this pandemic. It has been a profoundly humbling and exhausting experience which continues to challenge and inspire in equal measure.”
The Lord desires us to live by faith in Him. Today in prayer, thank Jesus that He is a rewarder of those who place their faith in Him.
“God does not call us to be successful. He calls us to be faithful." – Teresa
God’s Word: “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” – Galatians 2:20
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