The Dignity of Aging

 

🌼 The Dignity of Aging: Why Senior Welfare Matters

Posted on: May 21, 2025
Author: Project DISK

Aging is a journey we are all on. And yet, far too often, seniors are overlooked in conversations about care, respect, and support.
At Project DISK, we believe that every stage of life has God-given value—and that includes our elders.

Senior welfare is not just about physical health. It’s about dignity. It’s about relationships. It’s about giving our elderly brothers and sisters a sense of purpose and belonging.

From accessible healthcare to meaningful social engagement, we are called to create spaces where seniors are not just remembered, but celebrated.
They are not burdens to manage, but blessings to honor.


πŸ“– Verse Meditation

“Do not cast me away when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone.”
(Psalm 71:9)

God cherishes the elderly and never forgets them.
As Christ's body on earth, we are called to reflect that same care.


πŸ™Œ Ways We Can Act

  • Visit or call an elderly neighbor or church member this week

  • Advocate for senior-friendly facilities in your local community

  • Invite a senior to share their story or testimony at a gathering


The elderly are living witnesses of faith, endurance, and grace.
Let’s build a community where they are embraced, supported, and loved.
Let us remind them—and ourselves—that they still have a purpose.


🌼 λ…ΈμΈμ˜ μ‘΄μ—„: μ™œ 노인 볡지가 μ€‘μš”ν•œκ°€

μž‘μ„±μΌ: 2025λ…„ 5μ›” 21일
μž‘μ„±μž: Project DISK

λ…Έν™”λŠ” 우리 λͺ¨λ‘κ°€ ν•¨κ»˜ κ±·λŠ” μ—¬μ •μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€.
κ·ΈλŸ°λ°λ„ 노인에 λŒ€ν•œ 배렀와 쑴쀑, 그리고 지원에 λŒ€ν•œ λ…Όμ˜μ—μ„œλŠ” μ’…μ’… 이뢄듀이 μ†Œμ™Έλ˜κ³  λ§™λ‹ˆλ‹€.
Project DISKλŠ” μΈμƒμ˜ λͺ¨λ“  μ‹œκΈ°κ°€ ν•˜λ‚˜λ‹˜κ»˜μ„œ μ£Όμ‹  κ·€ν•œ κ°€μΉ˜κ°€ μžˆλ‹€κ³  λ―ΏμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. λ¬Όλ‘  우리의 μ–΄λ₯΄μ‹ λ“€λ„ μ˜ˆμ™ΈλŠ” μ•„λ‹™λ‹ˆλ‹€.

노인 λ³΅μ§€λŠ” λ‹¨μˆœνžˆ 건강을 λŒλ³΄λŠ” 것이 μ•„λ‹™λ‹ˆλ‹€.
κ·Έλ“€μ˜ 쑴엄을 μ§€ν‚€λŠ” 일이며, 관계λ₯Ό μ΄μ–΄κ°€λŠ” 일이고, λͺ©μ κ³Ό μ†Œμ†κ°μ„ 느끼게 ν•˜λŠ” μΌμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€.

μ ‘κ·Ό κ°€λŠ₯ν•œ 의료, 의미 μžˆλŠ” μ‚¬νšŒμ  관계, μ •μ„œμ  λŒλ΄„μ„ 톡해 μš°λ¦¬λŠ” μ–΄λ₯΄μ‹ λ“€μ΄ κΈ°μ–΅λ˜λŠ” 것을 λ„˜μ–΄ 쑴쀑받고 ν™˜μ˜λ°›λŠ” 자리둜 μ΄ˆλŒ€ν•΄μ•Ό ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.
그뢄듀은 μš°λ¦¬κ°€ 감당해야 ν•  짐이 μ•„λ‹ˆλΌ, μš°λ¦¬κ°€ μ‘΄κ·€νžˆ 여겨야 ν•  μΆ•λ³΅μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€.


πŸ“– 말씀 묡상

“λ‚΄κ°€ λŠ™μ„ λ•Œμ— λ‚˜λ₯Ό 버리지 λ§ˆμ‹œλ©°, λ‚΄ 힘이 μ‡ μ•½ν•  λ•Œμ— λ‚˜λ₯Ό λ– λ‚˜μ§€ λ§ˆμ†Œμ„œ.”
(μ‹œνŽΈ 71:9)

ν•˜λ‚˜λ‹˜μ€ 노인을 κ·€νžˆ μ—¬κΈ°μ‹œκ³ , κ²°μ½” μžŠμ§€ μ•ŠμœΌμ‹­λ‹ˆλ‹€.
μš°λ¦¬λŠ” κ·ΈλΆ„μ˜ μ‚¬λž‘μ„ 이 λ•…μ—μ„œ μ‹€μ²œν•˜λŠ” μ‚¬λžŒλ“€μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€.


πŸ™Œ μš°λ¦¬κ°€ μ‹€μ²œν•  수 μžˆλŠ” 일

  • 이번 μ£Ό, κ°€κΉŒμš΄ μ–΄λ₯΄μ‹ μ„ μ°Ύμ•„λ΅™κ±°λ‚˜ μ „ν™” ν•œ 톡 λ“œλ¦¬κΈ°

  • μ§€μ—­μ‚¬νšŒμ— 노인 μΉœν™”μ μΈ μ‹œμ„€μ΄λ‚˜ 정책을 μ œμ•ˆν•˜κ³  μ‘μ›ν•˜κΈ°

  • ꡐ회 λͺ¨μž„μ΄λ‚˜ μ†Œκ·Έλ£Ήμ—μ„œ μ–΄λ₯΄μ‹ μ˜ μ‚Άμ˜ μ΄μ•ΌκΈ°λ‚˜ 간증을 λ“£λŠ” μ‹œκ°„ κ°–κΈ°


노인듀은 믿음과 인내, μ€ν˜œμ˜ μ‚°μ¦μΈμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€.
이뢄듀이 μ‚¬λž‘λ°›κ³  μ‘΄μ€‘λ°›λŠ” 곡동체λ₯Ό ν•¨κ»˜ λ§Œλ“€μ–΄ κ°‘μ‹œλ‹€.
κ·ΈλΆ„λ“€κ»˜λ„, 우리 μžμ‹ μ—κ²Œλ„, ν•˜λ‚˜λ‹˜κ»˜μ„œ μ—¬μ „νžˆ κ·€ν•œ λͺ©μ μ„ μ£Όμ…¨λ‹€λŠ” 것을 κΈ°μ–΅ν•©μ‹œλ‹€.

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