ABSTRACT
This chapter presents the case of Mrs. Maggie McFarlane, who struggles with issues of body image that reflect feelings influenced, in part, by her deceased father and husband. It provides an example of the need for a spiritual assessment tool that points to a treatment strategy for older parishioners. The chapter explains the work of Paul Tillich in dialogue with that of Viktor Frankl to bridge the theological definitions of spiritual concern with psychological intervention. The work of Frankl then offers the tools to work with the senior to gather resources to address problems and celebrate strengths. Frankl's anthropology offers the possibility that the person is more than what is born and dies. Rather, Frankl understands that there is something of the human spirit that precedes the conception of the person.
