Hospitals return Bible to the Bedside

Some of you know that my mother recently had a short stay in the hospital. We were surprised to learn that, despite the hard work of the Gideons to place Bibles everywhere, Bridgeport Hospital no longer has Bibles at the bedside of every patient! We brought Mom her own Bible from home, so she had the Word of God at her side for comfort and encouragement. It turns out many hospitals have been banning the bedside placement of Bibles out of concern that they would be unable to disinfect the books between patients. But now, the tide appears to be turning on this practice, as many hospitals are revising their policies to allow patients access to the Good Book.