11.16.17-Tribute to Dr. John Rich

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11.16.17



Tribute to Dr. John Rich
Tribute to the Great Physician
A Great Physician,

He is one who loves truth that is spoken with humility and hope.

He is one who is honest about realities even those that are painful, but with hope for things to get better.

He is one who can use self-control and self-discipline to use the mind and body to be excellent in what they do.

He is one who can be loving and forgiving even when someone has said or done things wrong to him.

He is one who loves to see the poor and weak uplifted.

He is one who has the joy of life abounding in his heart.

He is one who believes people by facing the truth and doing the best they can do can be helped by God and His servants.

He is one who has confidence in honest, humble people, but has doubt that things can be fixed by institutions.

He is one who enjoys friends and food.

This is Jesus the Great Physician.

But I found John Rich the same way.  John would be happy to make us happy by good thoughts of life with him, but not overdone.  Jesus is the real fixer of all of us.

I have been with him when I have made mistakes and he would help me to feel things would be okay.  He forgave and overlooked my immaturity and we moved on to have a great friendship for 40 years.

I have seen him face hard truth in his life with boldness that things could get better and would get better.
Though he was a successful medical doctor, I first watched him teach great life values to poor children on a church bus taking kids to Sunday School from poor homes on Colfax.

I have seen him make people laugh at a talent show when he was recreating scenes from the television show MASH with his girlfriend, Hot Lips, Jo.

I have seen him enjoy food and fellowship in his home and at other places that was like a bit of heaven.

To some the idea of a humble and successful medical doctor may seem impossible.  I have seen a doctor with a great bedside manner because he was full of the joy of God.  He said to me more than once.

"Doctors don't heal people. We set up things so God can heal people."
Dr. John Rich, Chief of plastic surgery for the Army

I pray God's richest blessings on all who got to know John Rich.  Especially for his family whom he loved so much.  I have seen him work 80 hours a week to heal other people at Fitz, but anxious to get home and be with Jo and Elizabeth.

God thank you for John Rich.
Thank for His example in life the Great Physician, Jesus Christ.

Larry Wishard
11.16.17

Mark 1.

29 And immediately after they came out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with [p]James and John. 30 Now Simon’s mother-in-law was lying sick with a fever; and immediately they *spoke to [q]Jesus about her. 31 And He came to her and raised her up, taking her by the hand, and the fever left her, and she [r]waited on them.
32 When evening came, after the sun had set, they began bringing to Him all who were ill and those who were demon-possessed. 33 And the whole city had gathered at the door. 34 And He healed many who were ill with various diseases,


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