C for Care

 

The A-Z of Ministering by Duncan Horne

Ministering describes the collective and organised effort in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints where members keep in regular contact with one another to offer spiritual support and welfare assistance

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Ministering means caring. When we come to realise that true happiness comes when we serve others, we will care for them and help them as if we were helping ourselves. 

Care is closely related to compassion, a feeling of love and sympathy for others. Ministering has to be motivated by love, and not by pride or self-advertisement. We have to genuinely care for the well-being (physical, emotional, mental, spiritual) of others.

People generally appreciate being thought about, receiving a message, being offered help etc. Though we should use wisdom in the frequency and intensity of such outreach, especially if it is unwanted.

Focus carefully on the individual and care for them in the best way you can.