Я разговаривала с христианским Пастером, который служит много лет. Он уже на пенсии, но продолжает служить церкви. Когда человек в состоянии тревоги и стресса обращается к нему, он, во-первых, старается понять, что случилось. "Я даю им понять, что мне небезразлично. Иногда они говорят, иногда – нет". За помощью приходят разные люди: христиане и неверующие.
Nursing School Assignment: Interviewing a Provider of Spiritual Care
When You Have an Anxiety
I talked to a Christian pastor who has been in ministry for many years. He retired but still serves part time in the church.
When a distressed person with signs of anxiety and poor coping comes to him, he, first, asks the person about what happened, what is the cause of his anxiety. "I let them know that I care. Sometimes they tell what happened, sometimes they don’t." Different people may come for help – Christians as well as non-believers.
"They are usually anxious because they think they don’t do or can’t do what needs to be done to correct the situation. There is a verse in the Bible that I read to every person. It’s Philippians 4:6-7. It says: "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God." You see - be anxious for nothing! Supplication and thanksgiving! Always give thanks before you see the answer. And then "the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." He will do for you what you can’t do. He will guard you. He is like taking you in His hands and protecting you".
Then the pastor said that for some people it’s all like rubbish. Though, they don’t say this openly. He said that in such a case he says to them that he just opens for them the world of God’s word, world of God’s laws. It’s their choice – learn or ignore this knowledge. Sometimes a non-believer comes and goes out as a Christian.
The story was a revelation to me. I realized that those two verses are therapeutic. They give to a sufferer exactly what a modern nursing science teaches: therapeutic communication and care. A person who believes God - believes what God says, to be true, will get calm, immediately or gradually through prayers. Indeed, in the above verse God encourages a person to express his/her feelings and needs: "…let your requests be made known to God." Therapeutic communication pursues similar goal. Further, God offers the person His guardianship and places his/her burden on Himself. Thus, the person receives compassion, care, hope, and help from the God in the prayer. The prayer that God teaches people through those two verses.
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