Hey #chaplaintwitter, a question for you all:

When you& #39;re called in for pre-surgery prayer - the kind where the surgery team is waiting on you to start their work - and the patient wants you to pray to a god that isn& #39;t yours, what do you do?

The chaplains running my orientation suggested trying to get in touch with a member of the patient& #39;s religious community so they can lead the prayer while you hold sacred space. I& #39;m trying to think of things to do when that isn& #39;t possible.

I& #39;ve thought of compiling healing prayers from various traditions and offering to read the appropriate one(s) while the patient prays in their heart (I think there& #39;s a difference between reading a prayer and praying it). What do y& #39;all do?

@Pr_JT_Sipf @suesswassersee?

Further context if that& #39;s helpful: I& #39;m most likely to do this during an overnight shift when I& #39;m the only chaplain in the hospital.