1 Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. Potiphar, an Egyptian who was one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.

2 The LORD was with Joseph so that he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master. 3 When his master saw that the LORD was with him and that the LORD gave him success in everything he did, 4 Joseph found favor in his eyes and became his attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household, and he entrusted to his care everything he owned. 5 From the time he put him in charge of his household and of all that he owned, the LORD blessed the household of the Egyptian because of Joseph. The blessing of the LORD was on everything Potiphar had, both in the house and in the field. 6 So Potiphar left everything he had in Joseph’s care; with Joseph in charge, he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate.

Dear God, I would love to be a Joseph in the sense that I would want anyone who puts me in charge of something to be able to trust me completely. The idea that Potiphar “did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate” fascinates me.

On the other side of the coin, I would say that one of the real blessings of my job is that I can completely trust the people I have working for me so that I am able to not concern myself with how they are doing their jobs and treating the patients, but focus more on my job. I really don’t know what I would do without our volunteeer director and her conscientiousness. Our clinical director works so hard for our patients, even visiting them in the hospital. Our diabetes educator really cares about our diabetics and wants so badly to do a good job for them. Our healthcare providers are proving to be an excellent team for our patients’ care. The dental assistant has proven to be trustworthy and patient. Our dentist is an asset to the team. Our office administrator works hard and does her absolute best to do a good job. Even our custodian is seemingly above reproach in how he cares for our building. Operationally, I am truly blessed here.

I hope I am instilling these values in my children. It’s funny, but, as a dad, outside of getting them to submit their lives to you, this is probably the most important character trait I want to teach both of my children. I want whoever is over them to find them trustworthy and to not have to concern themselves with anything in their care.

Father, help me to be a man who my bosses can trust. Help me to completely trust those who work for me who have earned that trust. And help me to instill that sense of trustworthiness in my children. I want the kids to be able to be trustworthy for all those they encounter. I want to reward trustworthiness among the staff. And I want to reward the trust put in me by others. As you accomplish all these things, please bless our efforts for your glory’s sake and your plan. Help people to feel completely loved here in our clinic. Help them to feel your presence. Help to provide for their needs and comfort them in their crises.