Friday, 7th December, 2012. After hearing about the death of a nurse who took a hoax call from a radio station in Australia when the Duchess of Cambridge was in hospital ... reprinted from my Facebook Page.



So sad to hear the news from King Edward VII Hospital in London about the death of one of the nurses caught up in the hoax call ...

so glad that she had not been subject to disciplinary procedures (which could so easily have been the first reaction) ...

so heartened that she and her colleague were being supported by the hospital ...

so concerned for the Duke & Duchess of Cambridge that this has darkened their new joy ...

so impressed that the Royal Family did not issue a complaint re the breach of confidentiality and are themselves concerned for the staff ...

so incredibly annoyed that NHS staff, amongst all their other burdens, have to exercise care within a society which increasingly acts without thinking, speaks without concern and fails to consider the effect of its misguided attempts to please its fans and followers on those who do not have the opportunity to speak so publicly;

so moved to pray for all concerned that, where there is sorrow, comfort will abound; where there is anger, peace will reign; where there is arrogance, humility will overcome and where there is repentance, forgiveness will be found. x

Breaking the silence ...

A bubble of peace

in the flood;

a secret haven, all mine.

A place of learning,

about myself,

about others,

about you, my Lord.

My Lord?

Are you merely Lord, here,

in the silence?

Is it only here

that I will love, honour and obey;

away from the stones and stares

of this noisy world?

I am safe in the silence

when you share it with me -

but it is not mine to keep

when you call me away.

Let me be silent

when you alone must speak -

then speak through me

when silence would be sin.

O teach me when to break

the limits of such silence

and feel its precious healing flow

enriching all who hear.

© 2012 Graham Oakes.