"Hey Rev., I am an atheist, so I don't need any spiritual care." This patient is new to hospice, and these were his first words to me. …so I agreed, " Okay. That sounds good to me." "What you're not going to try and convert me?" … and I countered, (I think, eloquently...), "Nope...Not my job." "…because it is very likely, I don't believe in the same God, you don't believe in." I paused allowing that to sink in…
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