Surgeon needed

I think, err, I know I could write a boatload of entries on hospitals.

Spending some time in one — as a visitor, not a patient — you see so many ways in which a hospital is a metaphor for the church and spiritual life.

The first thing I notice is the wide variety of people who arrive for surgery. Some have a noticeable limp or some other physical defect that belies their need for help. Still others, you can't tell who is the patient and who is just along for support.

Not so different is the condition of people's hearts. Some have noticeable anger, sadness or other giveaways. And so many more just go along appearing perfectly normal while there is something — sin, guilt, etc. — eating away at the inside.

But they all need to be saved and they already have a Savior (surgeon): For unto you is born this day in the City of David, a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.