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"Women in the Bible: Examples of Pastoral Care" Part 3 of 3 from the Winter 2016 Vision Newsletter
We can look to Mary Magdalene as a woman who had a role in pastoral care.
In Luke 8 we learn that she had been healed from being plagued by seven demons and had become a companion of Jesus and His disciples. Being set free from her affliction, she became a loyal follower of Jesus and sought to do much for the One who had done so much for her. She first showed her devotion and gratitude by practicing her faith in her following and ministering to Jesus and His disciples, and later by being a proclaimer of His resurrection. She was given the honor to be the first one to see Jesus after His resurrection. After the Lord appeared to her, she went and told the disciples what she had seen and heard. She announced to them the good news that He had defeated the grave and had risen on the third day as He had taught (ref John 20:18).
Caring for others includes the sharing of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The proclamation of the Gospel isn’t something that is reserved for a limited group of people, but is a message that should be shared by all who have accepted the offer of grace from Jesus Christ. Allow the good news of Jesus to be on the tip of your tongue as you seek to encourage and edify others through pastoral care. There is no better news to share than the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and as Mary Magdalene modeled, it’s a message to be shared by women and men alike.