RESOLUTION ON THE AGED

WHEREAS the Gospel of Jesus Christ reconciles human beings across the barriers of age; and

WHEREAS the commandment of God is that we honor our mothers and our fathers in order to enhance human life as a whole;

            THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT:

1. LSM Council conduct a project to study the situation of the elderly in our society, particularly with respect to the problem of institutionalization and segmentation; the results of this study are to be reported with recommendations at the 1976 LSM National Conference;

2. Local LSM groups be encouraged and urged to look toward the elderly in their own communities to understand their situation; so that they may relate to them in just and loving ways, as local situations require and uphold and support them in prayer; particularly in the corporate prayers of the church and to report this experience in their area to the Council.