Article March 4, 1991 Issue

A HEART FOR COMMUNITY

It's natural to care deeply about community. Real love for family extends to neighbors—and overflows for the whole of society. This occasional column tells of how a spiritual perspective has been helping Sentinel readers help others and make a contribution to healing some of the collective challenges facing communities today.

In recent years I have worked with several nonprofit groups to develop subsidized housing for persons with disabilities. Christian Science guides me in my working relationships with a wide variety of clients, including those who are considered mentally or physically disabled.

Most disabled persons want to be treated as ordinary people—like you and me. Christian Science gives me the understanding that each individual's true spiritual identity is beautiful and whole, as God's child. This understanding helps me to check paternalism and pity —which are often tied up in self and preoccupation with our own response—and replace them with normal, caring interaction.

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