SAINTS COSMAS AND DAMIAN

WITNESS




9-26-13




SAINT COSMAS AND DAMIAN
The Patron Saints of Doctors




Do you have healthcare
Can you afford it


Do you sometimes think
That the healthcare industry
Or maybe
Even some of the Doctors
Are more concerned with
How much money they are making
Than your personal health


If your answers
To any of these question are yes
LISTEN UP
To the story
Of two of our early physicians


Legend says
That they were twin brothers
And doctors


Who practiced their art
Without asking for fees


Can you imagine
Someone doing that today
In any profession


Reportedly
Numerous cures of healing
Were claimed by their intercession


They are
The patron saints of doctors
And their acts
Recount their skill
In both the healing
Of both men and animals


Their most famous medical achievement
Was their grafting of a new white leg
To the live body
Of a cancerous negro


They reportedly
Had a reputation
For disinterestedness about financial gain


Their feast day
Is September 28^th


Dear Lord
We pray
For many more people
As well as physicians
Like Cosmas and Damian
WHO HAVE COMPASSION FOR ALL


Robert P. Wallman
9-26-12




Ps WITNESS 9-26-13