chaplain baker

Here is a ministry image of a baker.  In those dark moments, in the small consult rooms, at the bedside...


"The final step of care is reconnecting with the goodness of life. Moments of reconnection happen throughout a crisis and may be especially vivid and empowering in the darkest moments of acute stress. 


Raymond Carver's story "A Small, Good Thing" depicts such a moment, when parents, enraged by the death of their son, encounter the baker who has been pestering them with anonymous phone calls after they failed to pick up their son's birthday cake on the day he died. When they finally realize who has been making these calls, they drive to the bakery before the sun has risen and storm in to confront the baker. After bearing the brunt of their rage, the baker coaxes them to sit down and eat some freshly baked bread, saying, "eating is a small, good thing in a time like this".    Pastoral Care: A Postmodern Approach Carrie Doehring


Jesus.... took bread. Having given thanks, he broke it and said,  "This is my body, broken for you. Do this to remember me."  1 Corinthians 11:23 The Message