Though we may think otherwise from time to time, the heart of the medical profession is very much a mission of sacrifice and service for the sick. And medical school, at least for me, has provided opportunities to explore creative ways to serve the poor and forgotten. Recently, I joined a medical team offering a free Saturday clinic in Laredo, Texas and got a glimpse of what this calling might look like in my life. The organization was called “Hands and Feet” reflecting the fact that as we go out in Christian service, we become representatives for Jesus. In fact, each Christian is a hand, foot (or ear, eye, etc.) in the body Christ (1 Cor. 12), so it makes since that these members been seen out in the world. So, with these feet we walked the streets of Laredo, going door to door inviting neighbors to come get a free check-up or to get something done about that cough. And then, in the little, makeshift exam rooms at the church, we cared for them, sometimes palpating for the cause of stomach pain or simply resting a hand on the shoulder as we prayed. But there's something else about Christ's hands and feet besides going and serving. Those hands and feet bore the piercings of the cross (Luke 24: 37-39). Likewise, we bear our own scars, acting as “wounded healers” as we serve. This is a good thing because we are able to identify with our patient's situation, one of suffering and of need. Finally and most importantly, those pierced hands and feet tell the story of life. They cannot serve unless they are alive, unless there was a Resurrection. Jesus's hands and feet testify that God's power overcomes sickness and death, and it is this truth that motivates our service. Having known it for ourselves, we communicate it to others through the practice of medicine. All of us have our own areas of practice whether they be in medicine or not. Let us go out then, knowing both Jesus's suffering and life, and be His hands and feet.