The minister's suffering--a resource in caring for the dying.
The interior struggles and resources of pastoral care ministers are their most valuable assets in ministering to the spiritual needs of dying patients. Out of their personal experience of weakness, they can more meaningfully witness to the reality of God's mercy and forgiveness.
D001293:Attitude to Death; D002604:Chaplaincy Service, Hospital; D002835:Christianity; D006748:Hospital Departments; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology; D010327:Pastoral Care; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000523:psychology*