Affirmative Aging: A Resource for Ministry

able accept activities adults affect approach assistance aware become beginning body breath called Christian church concern congregation contemplation continuing creative death develop dying elderly experience facilities faith fear feel friends gift give God's grow hospital housing human important increasing independence individuals institutions involved Jesus kind leisure less levels limited living long-term look losses meaning meet ment mind ministry move natural nursing homes offer old age older persons one's ourselves parents patients percent perhaps physical possible pray prayer preparation present programs reality realize recent reflection relationships religious residents responsibility retirement role seek sense serve share social society spiritual story things Third tion tradition truth understanding University values wisdom women young younger