From Chaplains to Chaplains
Chaplains Corner
A place for Chaplains to encourage other Chaplains
Maximize your chaplaincy self-care by also engaging with other chaplain’s communication. We hope if you are a volunteer or case worker practicing chaplaincy skills, you may also find encouragement in each Corner Communication.
Read the works of chaplains and/or submit your own words of comfort or encouragement to Living Shield Ministries for review and use in an upcoming Corner Communication.
Corner Communications
Crossroads of Despair and Hope
Chaplain Lynne writes:
Our Chaplain role is to nudge people who are in despair… ever so gently, towards hope.
With your deep well of peace, gentleness, love, attention, empathy and compassion, you gently turn people to hope.
Your hope filled service, of quiet attention to them personally, brings clarity to the confusion. You become a safe pocket of peace, from the chaos their world has become.
Your presence speaks hope in the despair. That hope you live in the midst of trouble, speaks of your faith in ways words can not reach.
Many church-goers would wish to use a time of engagement to solely evangelize with words…
Yet as Chaplains, we are focused on sitting with the suffering in the midst of their trials. Meeting a deep immediate need… no matter what their beliefs (as contrary to ours they may be), level of faith in Jesus (or lack thereof), we are there to journey alongside them in the midst of their struggle.
As a Chaplain, your presence challenges the loneliness, the trauma evokes.
This speaks boldly to a hurting person, of the character of who we follow. It speaks of our hope
God doesn’t really ask us to fix things in others, only to notice those in pain and who are lowly in heart. Like the Good Samaritan, to stop our journey for a moment, to simply join theirs and diligently meet their needs. Heaven surrounds that intersection, as you stand in union with them. That unity can eventually open the door for words… words of hope.
We at Living Shield Ministries recognize that you, as a Chaplain, are on your own journey, in the midst of your service to others. Our courses encourage Chaplains to be aware of their personal needs and challenges in service.
It’s easy to “hide in the crowd” of those you serve who need God’s support. As Chaplains, we need to push through the crowd, so to speak… to meet Him face to face and seek His hand in the midst of our faith journey. It is our responsibility to turn our needs over to our Faith foundation and seek His counsel regularly. It can be lonely in a crowd of need.
We desire to support you.
So we ask you today,
“How can we, your fellow Chaplains, pray for you?” (please click here to go to comments to add prayer request)
Blessings, Chaplain Lynne
“Rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer…” ~ Romans 12:12
Season of Sorrow
Chaplain Lynne writes: As an instructor for Living Shield, I am often asked how I maneuvered through seasons of suffering; how I face a new year before me during dark times. I found there was a key focus… gratitude. My Hope in God, and gratitude. Don’t get me wrong...
Stress of December
Chaplain Lynne writes: December... is a hard month for many people. Its holiday stressors, family gatherings that can be difficult, memory triggers that can be hard for those dealing with loss, and then it is compounded because it is the end of one year leading...
Standing in the GAP
Chaplain Doug writes: I shared this devotional with the Living Shield Board of Directors, as part of my Chaplaincy role during a meeting … sharing it as a vision of what Chaplaincy and Living Shield are. I was told it encouraged and moved them as a Board and a...
Corner Opportunities
Contribute to the Corner
We are currently collecting one-page encouraging messages to be shared in future editions of the Chaplains Corner. A Living Shield Ministries board member will evaluate the submission and decide when to use it, after communicating back with you.
A Path Forward
At times someone helps us on the path of chaplaincy in an encouraging way. Here is an opportunity to help other chaplains. Consider sponsoring a chaplain you know to attend the School of Chaplaincy.
Add Light to the Corner
Light the way for poor prospective chaplains by contributing to the scholarship fund used by Living Shield Ministries to help educate more chaplains. Help a student start class with a scholarship.
Join the School of Chaplaincy
We are all “works-in-progress”. Take a major step towards enhancing your listening skills and get updated on the latest information for Chaplains. Practice what you’ve learned and/or will learn with others that share the same interest, so you can better share your experiences with your community. Together, we can make a difference.