I was visiting one of my patients the other day. She was expecting a caregiver to arrive from another agency and she didn’t have much good to say about this caregiver. She said she didn’t cook and she didn’t do much to clean either.

I got a bit angry because I don’t like people who get paid for doing nothing. I knew that my LVN had been doing most of these visits and I wondered why my LVN hadn’t talked to me about this. She is even more protective of our patients than I am.

When the caregiver arrived I noticed she cleaned a little bit and then stood around for a bit also. I didn’t make eye contact with her until I left because I had already formed an opinion of her. I was going to call my LVN and ask her about this but I had already prejudged the caregiver and found her lacking.

Before I left I made eye contact with her and I saw a sweetness emanating out of her eyes. As I walked through the door I knew I would feel horrible if I caused this lady any misfortune. I could feel within my heart that it was not what God wanted for this woman.

When I got home that evening I called the LVN. She told me this woman had done so much for my patient. The reason why this lady didn’t do much anymore was because my patient’s roommate treated her like a second class citizen because she was black.

Now I was furious because racial discrimination is not okay with me even in the smallest measure. So I am praying about this and praying that God allows me the opportunity to bless this caregiver and tell her how much God loves her.

I am ashamed that I was so quick to judge her when I saw in her eyes such a wonderful spirit. I am thankful that the Holy Spirit convicted me before I caused her any harm. I wonder sometimes if we all would have difficulty judging others if we just knew their whole story.