True justice is actually ALL about exceptions.
Hospitals are funny places. They have always been funny places, but following the COVID19 pandemic, they have become even funnier…
When I say funny, I do not mean humorous, instead, I mean ridiculous. You see, hospitals have lots of rules. There are rules about when people can visit their loved ones and rules about how to give medication. There are rules about how to lift a patient and when a patient can get out of bed. There are rules about when doctors visit their patients and what a nurse can advise about and what a doctor can advise about. Now, some of these rules are very sensible. After all, it makes perfect sense for a hospital to require TWO nurses to be present when powerful medication is given. It is also sensible that the nurses will double check the patient’s name and date of birth and double check whether the patient has any allergies. It is also sensible that the hospital rules will require that the nurses remain in the room to ensure that the patient swallows the medication. All of these things are to ensure that the patient is safe and that the medication is administered correctly and that the patient has consumed it so that the next dose of the medication can be planned.
Those sorts of rules are sensible and there should be no exceptions at all in relation to those rules.
However, there are other rules and they are less sensible. The rules about visiting are quite ridiculous. It is not the rule itself that is the issue. After all, hospitals are not appropriate places for social gatherings, and though visitors are necessary to lift the spirits of the sick, they can certainly interfere with the rest and recovery of patients. However, the funny thing about hospitals is their lack of exceptions. In the case of the rule about visitors, it is important to make exceptions. For example, when my father was in hospital, the hospital wished to restrict my mother’s time with him, stating that she was not allowed to visit outside of visiting hours. Now this is ridiculous. My parents have been married for forty-three years (God bless them). My mother is not a visitor for my father – she is his life’s partner. My mother speaks to his doctors. My mother books his appointments. My mother cooks for him and shops for him and encourages him with his therapy.
God is not funny like hospitals. This is why we call Him the JUST judge. For justice is not all about enforcing rules with no exceptions. True justice is actually ALL about exceptions. And because God is the JUST judge, He is able to see the nuances of every situation and make a decision based on that.
This is why I know that between the INFINITELY Just Judge and the INFINTELY Merciful Redeemer, I have nothing to fear – so long as I love God with all my heart, with all my mind and with all my soul…
For with prayer, I stand on Holy Ground where everything is clear. Here. At the Foot of the Cross.
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