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This is today's single Christian, and I'm Lena

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Abu-Jamal. One of the huge advantages

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of being an ER doctor is that I never

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have to be on call when I'm at work, I

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work, and when I'm home no one bothers me.

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While that might be ideal in the medical

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world, the truth is that many of us are trying

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to live our Christian lives as if we're, er,

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doctors. We are on when we say

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we're on, and God forbid anyone bother us

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when we're off. Have you noticed it? Most

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of us are offended if we get dinner visitors uninvited,

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and if someone needs our help, they better hope they

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give us at least a week's notice to plan around it.

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What amazes me about Jesus is that he

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was always on call. Whether he was

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tired or hungry, people felt the welcome

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he always gave them. He never turned anyone

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away and he never spoke a harsh word.

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There might be a time and a place for er doctors,

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but when it comes to loving others like Jesus

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did, let's carry our pagers and always

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be ready to answer. For more

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resources, visit today's single christian.com.