HOW MEMBERS OF THE RELIGIOUS FAMILY CAN HELP THEIR SUPERIOR ACHIEVE THE MISSION OF HEALING AND CARING IN THE COMMUNITY – A THEOLOGICAL REFLECTION

Margaret Fagbamigbe

Abstract


This article is approached from the revelatory starting point with sequential thinking. The  aim is to demonstrate that the mission of healing and caring is a feat of  communal enterprise and a personal responsibility; pointing out some attitudes which the members of the community must espouse in order to help the superior fulfill his/her role as a leader. It is recommended that the members exercise the virtue of patience and sue for peace; live in fraternal love by striving for mercy and compassion; supporting one another to do good; obeying the rules; seeking forgiveness; and displaying mercy out of compassion for those in need just like the Heavenly Father. The ‘elderly ones in the community must act appropriately and not jeopardize the smooth running of administration because of undue competition so that they could attain the mission of caring and healing which everyone desires.

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