The Wounded Healer: Ministry In Contemporary Society

To begin with, it is important to mention that the current paper focuses on the analysis of the three texts connected with the suffering and compassion of common people in complicated situations. The first text is the “When bad things happen to good people” book written by Harold S. Kushner. This book tells a story of the rabbi of a congregation of more than six hundred families, who tries to support all the members of this congregation in their life choices and situations (Kushner, 11). In this autobiographic book, Harold Kushner also describes the story of his son Aaron, who died in two days after his fourteen years birthday due to degenerative disease. The aim of the plot is to find the understanding of the unresolved problem, which could

M. Nouwen. This book aims to discuss the question “What does it mean to become a minister in contemporary society?”. It does not mean that the book reveals different political secrets. On the other hand, the author tries to represent wounded individuals, who could be useful with their help to church and other citizens. It is necessary to highlight that the book is oriented on the Christians, who follow the dogmas of their religion. The name of the Chapter III is “Ministry to a Hopeless Man”. This chapter describes the conversation between the theology student John and farmer Mr. Harrison in a hospital bed. It seems obvious that the farmer is lonely. He is the prisoner of his own existence. He fears death and feel helpless. The student visits the farmer twice before he dies during the necessary operation. The basic motive of this chapter is the analysis of the fear of death and various stimuli, which could help to avoid this fear. The image of the theology student is necessary to explain the principles of the Christian ministry and the aspects of leadership in this

I have already thought about the inevitable coming of death. However, these thoughts are usually fleeting. The experience of other people shows me that I would face this problem. My ability to cope with the fear of death depends on my personal qualities and motivation. I could not say that I fully support the dogmatic position of different religions regarding the events, which could happen after death. However, I suppose that various ethical implications of the examined ideas seem to be rational. For instance, I support the palliative medical care and the methods they use in their work. Thus, I see myself in each story as a person, who tries to help dying or suffering people with physical help and moral advices. I cannot say that I am good in speaking about metaphysical problems. However, I could discuss some common life events and maybe play some games. I think that real compassion is more important than deep intelligence in that case. Therefore, I would just demonstrate my real feelings to