Engage the mind, touch the heart, feed the soul
Taken from “People with Dementia and the Local Church” -
by Malcolm Goldsmith
“Lord, as we hold before you people with dementia
We are confronted by mystery and sadness,
by ambiguity and confusion.
We pray for all who are engaged in research
looking for ways to prevent or slow down this condition,
and,
We pray for all who seek to provide
imaginative and creative patterns and structures of caring.
May all who live with this disability
find that they are understood and supported,
cherished and cared for, and
may those who look on, and endeavour
to stand alongside them, find encouragement and strength.
We give thanks that people with dementia
remain accepted and loved by you, and
we ask that their souls may be
nourished and enlightened by the
presence and power of your Spirit.”
