Weird interaction with Stephen (my supervisor and a new person to WRCH) and Lisa (a social worker who transferred in from Taunton)~
Briefly, let it be known that Lisa has had some trouble adjusting to WRCH. She is a mother of two children, ages 11 and 8, and she drives a very long distance to come to work three days a week from 10:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. She does not have it easy.
She is also a harsh woman. She behaved very disrespectfully to our new deaf social worker, and the other young social worker whom I supervise was outraged. (Side note: I had witnessed similar disrespect from our department head toward Gloria, and I was outraged at that. More on that another time....)
Stephen tried to arbitrate the awkwardness between Lisa and me. Lisa had publicly commented on my maternal character (which is, of course, true) in reference to an attempted communication I was sharing with her from one of her patients. I won't go into detail now, although I may want to record this interaction at some point. In short, she refused to allow me to share the patient's message by commenting on my character.
I did not handle this as well as I handled the situation yesterday with Tony. I need to reflect on what that means in terms of the Lectio Divina model. What do I need to read/hear? (Lectio) On what do I need to meditate? (Meditatio) For sure, I need to pray from the heart about this!! (Oratio) And lastly, contemplate mindfully about God's work in my heart, soul, and life. (Contemplatio)
“If the world hates you, [a]you know that it has hated Me before it hated you." John 15:18Lord, it is almost an idolatrous goal that we make ourselves likable. I'm not sure how this works in my Christian life, but this lesson was an unpleasant taste of being misunderstood, judged, and disliked. And once again, I didn't handle it well. I will -- no, I cannot say that I will because I can't -- I will submit myself to Your changing me. That I can, and will, do. In Jesus's name and by the work of the Holy Spirit~Amen.
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