A Physician's Plea

a physician's plea

i am a physician

which means i'm first human

though the world wants to keep me

detached and removed

up in some pedestal

far from the real you

i don't belong there

i belong with you

next to you

i'm a human person

i am like you

it is in my humanity

that i can best

see you

hear you

serve you

i am a human being

just like you

and my heart longs

to know you

and connect with you

with compassion

generosity

and, yes, with love

let me

fall

back 

down

to where i belong

i am 

human

which is

what you need

not

one 

more

machine

let me be human

and walk alongside you

believe me, i care,

and healing dwells there

in the house of 'we'

we heal

together

living more fully

together

we are human

i am human

a human, MD

Blessings & Joy,

Dr Mari 

© 2016 Amaryllis Sánchez Wohlever, MD

I was blessed as the first physician to greet this baby into our world!

The Season of Light

During Advent, this glorious Season of Light, I remember all that Christ has done for me. 

I lift up my eyes to my Maker and thank Him for being my God, my Healer, and my All. 

I invite you to keep Advent in your heart this year, slowing down to reflect on the meaning of Christmas. Like Mary, may we ponder the miracle of Jesus and make room for Him in our hearts. When we invite Him in, what we've said yes to is healing, restoration, and hope. 

His arrival means Life!

This poem I wrote a few months ago is being published in the next edition of HEAL Magazine. It summarizes what Christ has done and continues to do every day as I remain close to Him.

When we pray to God in our despair, He meets us there. 

He is our Emmanuel — God with us. 

Here's a sneak peek.

my life

loved

created

known

hurt

abandoned

b - r - o - k - e - n

sustained

seen

lost

pursued

     d

          e

              s

                 p

                      a

                           i

                                 r

                                      i

                                           n

                                               G      

  n

            i

       y

a

         r

   p

heard

called

found

embraced

forgiven

surrendered

comforted

restored

renewed

m - e - n - d - e - d

healed

loved

Prepare a manger for Christ in your heart, for He longs to give you Life.

Have a blessed Advent and Christmas,

Dr Mari

"'He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.'"

(Luke 1:32-33)

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 

(2 Corinthians 5:17)

 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. 
(John 1:5)

For more reflections about Advent, read Advent Word of the Day: Devotion.

Today, I Am Thankful - Again!

Today, I am thankful.

I am thankful for a new day and the opportunities it brings.

I am thankful for children's laughter, for their honesty and innocence.

I am thankful for the gift of life and health, 

for the ability to walk, talk, hear, see, and admire God's creation.

I am thankful for friends who stay near when it matters most 

and I am thankful for the memories that keep old friends near.

I am thankful for family, for love,

 and for the mundane of every-day living.

I am thankful for trials, for tough times, for people who stretch me.

I am thankful for the priceless gift of true friendship.

I am thankful for rainy days that force me to slow down

and cherish the simple.

I am thankful for God's gifts and my ability to develop and use them.

I am thankful for God and His goodness. 

I am thankful for the sacrifice that opened the door to Life eternal.

I am thankful for God's Word and its riches, its challenges, and its Truth.

I am thankful for God - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

I am thankful for the mystery

and I am thankful for its miraculous nearness.

I am thankful for mercy, forgiveness, and grace.

Today and every day, 

I am thankful.