Shalom: Health — The Goal of Nursing Grace Tazelaar MS RN Missions Director Nurses Christian Fellowship

Shalom “Shalom means just relationship (living justly and experiencing justice), harmonious relationships and enjoyable relationships. Shalom means belonging to an authentic and nurturing community in which one can be one’s true self and give one’s self away without becoming poor. Justice, harmony, and enjoyment of God, self, others, and nature; this is the shalom that Jesus brings, the peace that passes all understanding.” Wolterstorff, Nicholas Until Justice and Peace Embrace. Grand Rapids, Michigan. William B. Eerdmans. p

I.Reconciliation with God  Personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ What do we believe about God What do we believe about Man What do we believe about Jesus

II.Reconciliation with Self  Meaning and Purpose Asking “why?” questions Answer to why found in personal relationship with God and the hope of eternal life Key is the response to the question “Why?”

III.Reconciliation With Fellow Humans Created to have relationship with one another, social beings A.Love and Belonging B.Forgiveness

A.Love and Belonging 1.Kinds of love 2.Fear is symptom of lack of love 3.Appropriating God’s unconditional love in our lives frees us to become the unique person He created us to be.

B.Forgiveness 1.Truth 2.Guilt a)True – when we have disobeyed God b)False – imposed by society or outside rules

3.Kinds of Forgiveness a) God’s forgiveness of our sin b) Our forgiving others c) Our forgiving ourselves

4.Results a) Lack of forgiveness b) Forgiveness

IV.Reconciliation With Creation/Environment World created whole and placed in the care of man. Physical well being Environment Need to restore order destroyed by sin