Today’s Gospel Message

Freeing prisoners only makes sense if they're unjustly imprisoned. Visiting those who are justly imprisoned is merciful, yes, but it might also have the effect of moving an inmate to amend their life, which would be the greatest gift.

It must be acutely frustrating to sit by the side of a friend who is not getting the care he or she needs when the nature of the care needed is so obvious to you.

My husband has been dealing with some health issues this past two years, and I'm usually, as the old timers used to say, fit to be tied.

The health care "system" has too many moving parts now and very little executive leadership. At its peak of excellence twenty years ago, everyone always seemed to be on the same page. There was a sense of urgency and a dedication that I just don't see these days.

Executives are really important in any organization. They provide a simply worded statement of the organization's important goal, and then they reinforce the importance of that goal with every word they say and every step they take.

When people have a clear goal, their actions are guided by it. They do things automatically like check their work and check their assumptions because meeting the goal is the most important thing--not getting out of work early, not avoiding work, not saving money, not protecting or stroking their ego. Everyone is focused on the goal.

I see no signs of management's presence anywhere I go in the health care "system." I see a lot of competent, well-meaning, well-educated people but no management.

MarciN (View Comment):

It must be acutely frustrating to sit by the side of a friend who is not getting the care he or she needs when the nature of the care needed is so obvious to you.

My husband has been dealing with some health issues this past two years, and I’m usually, as the old timers used to say, fit to be tied.

The health care “system” has too many moving parts now and very little executive leadership. At its peak of excellence twenty years ago, everyone always seemed to be on the same page. There was a sense of urgency and a dedication that I just don’t see these days.

Executives are really important in any organization. They provide a simply worded statement of the organization’s important goal, and then they reinforce the importance of that goal with every word they say and every step they take.

When people have a clear goal, their actions are guided by it. They do things automatically like check their work and check their assumptions because meeting the goal is the most important thing–not getting out of work early, not avoiding work, not saving money, not protecting or stroking their ego. Everyone is focused on the goal.

I see no signs of management’s presence anywhere I go in the health care “system.” I see a lot of competent, well-meaning, well-educated people but no management.

Management has seemingly been replaced by bureaucracy, to a large extent.

Also, Hebrews 13: 3 says: Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body.