Some services are too important to leave to the marketplace. Joseph Bernardin More Quotes by Joseph Bernardin More Quotes From Joseph Bernardin What I would like to leave behind is a simple prayer that each of you may find what I have found—God’s special gift to us all: the gift of peace. When we are at peace, we find the freedom to be most fully who we are, even in the worst of times. We let go of what is nonessential and embrace what is essential. We empty ourselves so that God may more fully work within us. And we become instruments in the hands of the Lord. Joseph Bernardin simple prayer letting-go Health care is an essential safeguard of human life and dignity and there is an obligation for society to ensure that every person be able to realize this right. Joseph Bernardin essentials care health