She That Showed Him Mercy

Authors

Ellis William LeRoy Jr.

Keywords

BYU Studies personal essay contest, mercy, Good Samaritan

Abstract

I am a physician—a retired one now. I loved my work. It was what I always wanted to do, and I loved the people I cared for. I enjoyed taking care of them in all places and under all circumstances. In the hospital, I took care of them in the intensive care unit, the medical wards, and the office. I especially loved caring for them in their homes when they could no longer come to the office, or when they lived in a nursing home. It was required in my work to provide a bill for my service. I wished I didn’t have to do that, but I had student loans to repay and a family to take care of, and so the bills went out. I often thought of the parable of the good Samaritan and how he had paid for the care of the man he rescued, who had been beaten and robbed and left on the roadside to die. No bill was ever sent. He paid for that man’s care himself.

Recommended Citation

LeRoy, Ellis William Jr. (2024) "She That Showed Him Mercy," BYU Studies Quarterly: Vol. 63: Iss. 2, Article 11.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byusq/vol63/iss2/11