1. Reverence for each person We believe that each person is a manifestation of the sacredness of human life.

2. Genesis 1:26-27 Then God said, "Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness" … So God created humankind in God’s image, in the image of God they were created; male and female God created them… And it was so. God saw everything that God had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.

3. Reflections questions –What did you notice? –What struck you? –Where have you seen this at work in our ministry?

4. Definition. “Honor or respect felt or shown; a gesture of respect, such as bow.”

5. Why reverence? Reverence v.s. respect Reverence –Golden rule –Each person is sacred

6. Development 1891 Rerum Novarum, Leo XII –Work required a living wage 1931 Quadragesimo Anno Pius XI –Capitalism and communism threatened humanity. All should flourish 1961Mater et Magistra John XXIII –Reverence require participation in political process

7. Reverence Solicits and incorporates feedback Active listening and fully present to patients and staff Positive body language, smile, eye contact Respectful communication, avoid stereotyping We can: Ask “is there anything that I can do for you?” Greet colleagues and patients using their names Add EVS names to white board Learn a little bit more about our patient, discover something that is meaningful to them.

8. Some things won’t be stopped Jennifer Lynn Wills A man came in the door To see a doctor about his breathing His hands were wrinkled and tanned I imagined them patting the head of a good dog His wife wandered the house while he was here Confused Because he’s not there She set the table for two And then four and then ten I took the man’s history, asked him what his allergies were She took off the sheets from their bed Because she supposed She left him there The man coughed violently, I put oxygen under his nose She cried And moved the dresser in front of the window The doctor wanted the man to stay Pneumonia had settled in his frail lungs She hid in the closet Tasted her salty tears Held his scratchy flannel shirt to her cheek The man smiled at me, patted my hand He must go He must go home to his wife She is alone She does not like to be alone He took small steps to the door He paused to cough This I cannot stop

11. Some things won’t be stopped Jennifer Lynn Wills A man came in the door To see a doctor about his breathing His hands were wrinkled and tanned I imagined them patting the head of a good dog His wife wandered the house while he was here Confused Because he’s not there She set the table for two And then four and then ten I took the man’s history, asked him what his allergies were She took off the sheets from their bed Because she supposed She left him there She cried And moved the dresser in front of the window The doctor wanted the man to stay Pneumonia had settled in his frail lungs She hid in the closet Tasted her salty tears Held his scratchy flannel shirt to her cheek The man smiled at me, patted my hand He must go He must go home to his wife She is alone She does not like to be alone He took small steps to the door He paused to cough This I cannot stop The man coughed violently, I put oxygen under his nose