Faithful Soldiers of Christ in the Healthcare World

Fidelity to our commitment as soldiers of Christ in the healthcare world is something that we have to work for. And we have to work hard for it!

As faithful soldiers of Christ, we have to follow the chain of  command. We have to follow Camillus as Christ's “chief of staff”… 

We have to pass through a process of purification of our motivation in following Jesus in the religious life as Camillians. It is not a process of proving that we can do this or that so that we can gratify ourselves and/or impress others. It is actually a process of weeding out in us the things that are self serving. It is all about allowing Jesus to be first in our life. As faithful soldiers of Christ, we have to follow the chain of command. We have to follow Camillus as Christ's “chief of staff”… who said, “The sick are my lords and gods”; “we have to see Christ in the sick, and the sick should see Christ in us”.

Moreover, we have to listen attentively to our ‘Commander in Chief ’ – Jesus, who said, “When I was hungry, you gave me food; thirsty and you gave me drink... naked and you clothed me, sick and you visited me... whatsoever you do to the least of my brothers you do it unto me” (Mt. 25:35-36, 45). Whenever we are able to incarnate these commandments of the Lord faithfully and with joy in hearts, it is then that we become those faithful soldiers of Christ in the battlefield that God had given us.