the of government to difficulty. family. 2. prizes The Life-giving each community interactions community provides diminish, along member, opportunities with life-giving and enjoys for elders to interdependence, the true be involved stunting the self in each with those in community’s individual. all of the growth. Fragile, other at-risk people fail maturity to heal or stages. survive. 3. parents The When elders do and community not lead, matures creates a unqualified the structure to people do, community. help the resulting in elders do immature their job, interactions at which allows every level of the people at community. every stage of maturity to interact properly with those in other stages, and listen to the wisdom of maturity. 4. gives life Places a high When the to those value on are “familyless” without a being a not individually family spiritual taken care of, through family to poverty, spiritual those with violence, crisis, adoption. no family. crime, and mental disorders increase. Copyright by Shepherd’s House, Inc. 2000. Used with permission.
the of difficulty. government to family. 2. prizes each community member, and enjoys the true self in each individual. The community provides opportunities for elders to be involved with those in all of the other maturity stages. Life-giving interactions diminish, along with life-giving interdependence, stunting the community’s growth. Fragile, at-risk people fail to heal or survive. 3. parents and matures the community. The community creates a structure to help the elders do their job, which allows people at every stage of maturity to interact properly with those in other stages, and listen to the wisdom of maturity. When elders do not lead, unqualified people do, resulting in immature interactions at every level of the community. 4. gives life to those without a family through spiritual adoption. Places a high value on being a spiritual family to those with no family. When the “familyless” are not individually taken care of, poverty, violence, crisis, crime, and mental disorders increase. Copyright by Shepherd’s House, Inc. 2000. Used with permission.
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