sick caring
5 stories on this theme.
The Man with Tuberculosis
When a man ill with tuberculosis was shunned even by his family, the Master visited him every day, brought him delicacies, read to him, and was alone with him when he died.
An Angelic Woman in Oxford
Visiting the poet Elizabeth Gibson Cheyne and her invalid husband, Dr T. K. Cheyne, in Oxford, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá was moved to tears by her loving care and called her an angelic woman.
Lua Getsinger and the Sick Man
In ‘Akká, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá sent Lua Getsinger to care for a poor, sick friend of His. When she fled the filthy house, He sent her back to clean it, bathe the man and feed him, as He Himself had done many times.
No Meeting on Mount Carmel Today
When May Maxwell fell ill on pilgrimage, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá cancelled the pilgrims’ meeting on Mount Carmel, saying none of them could be happy unless all the beloved were happy.
A Visit to Charles Tinsley
In San Francisco, 'Abdu'l-Bahá visited Charles Tinsley, a Black believer long confined to bed with a broken leg, and told him not to be sad, for this affliction would make him spiritually stronger.