Shadows of the Workhouse (Call the Midwife)

by Jennifer Worth

Health is the greatest of God’s gifts, but we take it for granted; yet it hangs on a thread as fine as a spider’s web and the tiniest thing can make it snap, leaving the strongest of us helpless in an instant.

If there is one thing that a dying person needs more than relief from pain, it is love.

“The Lord grant us a quiet night and a perfect end.”

“In thee, O Lord, have I put my trust. Let me never be put to confusion.”

“Be thou my strong rock and house of defence.”

“Thou shalt not be afraid of any terror by night.”

“For He shall give his angels charge over thee. ”

“Lighten our darkness, we beseech thee, O Lord. ”

“Protect us through the silent hours of the night, so that we who are wearied by the changes and chances of this fleeting world may repose upon Thy eternal changelessness.”

“You know the secret of life, my dear, because you know how to love.”