spring 2009, week 5

heard during devotional time during health assessment today

a pediatric nurse was giving a routine exam to a small girl. part of the exam used a stethoscope to listen to heart sounds. normally, the nurse would put the stethoscope's earpieces into theirs and then put the diaphragm of the piece onto their chest. then she would ask, what does it sound like? their eyes would light up as they would imitate their heart sounds and then confidently say, that's my heart! this small girl, though, had a different response. when the stethoscope was placed, her eyebrows furrowed together as she put together in her head what she was listening to. what does it sound like? the nurse asked. the little girl said, it must be Jesus! he's knocking on the door of my heart.