Skilled Chaplain

It was a great delight to attend the commissioning today of my friend Peter Williams as the chaplain at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. Over the last few years he has had a number of different trials to deal with.
But today he was acknowledged as a skilled and gifted chaplain, perhaps by some who have actually questioned this in recent times. He is in my estimation an exceptional supervisior and clinical educator. His role as a key leader in Clinical Pastoral Education must not go unrecognised. Many, myself included, would give testimony to his perception and wit. One of the themes of the service was learning from suffering. There is much that could be made of this, but I think Peter is a master at this. He also seems to me to have been a victim of unneceessary suffering inflicted by others, but that is a story of another day. From one troublesome priest to another...well done Peter.