I recently read an article in a Devon Newspaper (by a Baptist Minister in Plymouth) about those who caringly look after others.

He had come across 'Beatitudes for those who Comfort', and wrote "I offer them as tribute to all those who are carers and sometimes feel isolated and unappreciated. They also remind the rest of us to remember that carers need caring too".

Here are some of those 'Beatitiudes' ….. Dorothy Avent

	Blessed are those who stifle the urge to say 'I understand' when they don't.
	Blessed are those who hear with their hearts and not their minds.
	Blessed are those who allow the sorrowing enough time to heal.
	Blessed are those who don't give unwanted advice.
	Blessed are those who don't expect the bereaved to put in the past someone still fresh in their hearts.
	Blessed are those who continue to call, visit and reach out when the crowd has dwindled and the wounded are left standing alone.
	Blessed are those who realise the fragility of sorrow and handle it with an understanding shoulder and a loving heart.
	Blessed are those who carry on caring - even when they don't feel like it.