Essay 1: Spiritual Journey Since I was born I was blessed being raised a loving Christian family. I was taught to go to church every Sunday morning and Wednesday night. Loving the Lord and praising Him has always been very natural for me. Growing up and learning Christian values along with how to live my life glorifying God has made me realize how lucky I truly am. I could not have asked for a better upbringing.
According to Dr. Hawkins spiritual gifts have a motivational purpose because they enable the believer to participate in ministry that impacts lives which provides an experience of joy in the use of these gifts. True 21. The doctrine of the Trinity teaches about Gods concern for unity and intimacy among his followers. True 22. Understanding the doctrine of Eschatology can help to provide believers with a source of joy when they are enduring struggles, because this doctrine emphasizes that believers have a future secured by God.
Sarah contacted a close friend of hers to name Diana blue who is a pediatrician and is and atheist to receive some advice on her situation. Diana told Sarah that she works around special need kids every day and see how hard it is on the parents and it would be her best interest to spare her the stress and abort the child. Diana stated that there should be decrease in suffering in this world and an increase of happiness upon us humans. Sarah should consider her child right to live, gods will, and a choice that she can live with for the rest of her life. Ethical dilemma: Sarah has been trying to conceive her first child for quite some time and her wish has finally been granted.
Melba's Faith: Word count 240 In the book Warriors Don't Cry by Melba Pattillo Beals, Melba possesses a great deal of faith. Melba's grandmother tells her that God expects a lot more of their family, because they have been blessed. This stars the foundation for Melba's faith. At a very young age, Melba writes in her diary as a way to talk to God and ask for help. Melba would not have taken the time to write to God had she not had faith he was listening to her.
Lucy’s mother, Eutychia, tried to arrange a marriage for her with a pagan. Lucy knew that her mother would not be convinced by a young girl's vow so she devised a plan to convince her mother that Christ was the most powerful partner for life. During an early morning mass, Lucy and her mother heard the story of the famous Saint Agatha who cured a woman with dysentery. Lucy and her mother went to the tomb of Saint Agatha and her mother's long illness was cured miraculously.
Everything that we do is all through the communication between God and humanity, and humanity as a whole. When we communicate with others, we are sharing our emotions, our stories, and who we are, so we can all be understood. To meet that one special person, who knows everything about you, who takes your heart into their hands, and vice versa, you learn to love that other human being that God has blessed you with to have in your life. You learn about each other, you both know what makes you happy and sad, and you both feel accepted by each other despite all of the flaws you may seem to have. Trust is a gift from God, which he gave to humans, so that we can learn to trust people, and our significant other, especially during hard times.
We support our family and our commitment to God. Beliefs are a specific statement that people hold to be true
In a letter to Linda, her grandmother reminds her that even though she may not be on Earth much longer, they will always have a connection through God and they will see each other in heaven someday. She also says, “Strive, my child, to train them for God’s children” (pg.220). These final words that Linda reads from her grandmother really summarizes the biggest religious impact in her life, her grandmother’s faith. It is her grandmother that keeps Linda’s hopes up throughout the book by telling her that god is always with them and that someday he will repay them for their suffering. She is the source of faith and a citadel type place for Linda to go when she loses in hope in what she is doing and fighting for.
Chauntanette Brown-Palmer Keuka College SWK 201 Linda King-Bronner August 5,2013 I will like to start out by saying before I started the social work program at Keuka College, I never thought to separate spirituality in a person life outside of them being part of a church. I now understand that to be spiritual or believe in spiritual things it has nothing to do with religion or church. Spirituality has shape my life in many ways. One way it has change the way I view myself and others. It also has strengthen me to go through different trials in my life and have peace in the midst of the trial.
“And Adam called his wife Eve because she was the mother of all living” (Genesis 3:20). Motherhood of woman distinguishes her from everything else. A woman can be a mother, wife, sister and daughter. Women are the movers and shakers in the family. Their prayer and actions lighten the family.