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Prayers, poems, and meditations - DYING, SURVIVING, OR AGING WITH GRACE
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He maketh me to lie down in green pastures, He leadeth me beside the still waters, He restoreth my soul.
Introduction to Meditation
He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: For thou art with me. Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies. Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. A time to be born, and a time to die; A time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; A time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh; A time to mourn, and a time to dance.
Films about death, dying, and grief. Inside Our Dreams Where do people go to when they die? Somewhere down below or in the sky? Yet the Work shall not be Lost: May he she rest in peace Amen May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Epitaph on a Child Here, freed from pain, secure from misery, lies A child, the darling of his parents' eyes: A gentler Lamb ne'er sported on the plain, A fairer flower will never bloom again: Few were the days allotted to his breath; Now let him sleep in peace his night of death.
Our revels now are ended Our revels now are ended. These our actors, As I foretold you, were all spirits and Are melted into air, into thin air: And, like the baseless fabric of this vision, The cloud-capp'd towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself, Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve And, like this insubstantial pageant faded, Leave not a rack behind. Death is at once Death is at once The end of the body's Old journey And the beginning of the soul's New journey.
Books and audio for spiritual journeys Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat's website. Here's a poem written by a Canadian physician in Flanders, Belgium, after he had buried a friend in a makeshift grave.
Meditations on Family Spirituality
It was not included in the anthology but speaks to the sacrifices made by the soldiers who fight our wars: In Flanders Fields In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie, In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields. You can shed tears that she is gone or you can smile because she has lived. You can close your eyes and pray that she'll come back or you can open your eyes and see all she's left. Your heart can be empty because you can't see her or you can be full of the love you shared. You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday. You can remember her and only that she's gone or you can cherish her memory and let it live on.
You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn your back Or you can do what she'd want: May the wind be ever at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face, and the rains fall soft upon your fields. And until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of your hand. Not as the world giveth, givest Thou, O Lover of Souls. What Thou gavest, Thou takest not away, for what is Thine is ours always if we are Thine. And Life is eternal and Love is immortal, and death is only an horizon, and an horizon is nothing save the limit of our sight.
- An Episcopal church in Goffstown, NH.
- Guide to Meditation :: Catholic News Agency.
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Further reading and selections: Celebrations, Adorations, Invocations, Meditations. Find more wonderful selections in Dying: A Book of Comfort. Ask where a man's glory begins and ends And say his glory was he had such friends. Along with the crystal and china and silver was a special place for the youngest members of the family. Did they dump the mashed potatoes on the table? Did they understand that this was Christmas or Easter, or Mother's day? Not really, not then. They did know it was something special, extra special because we were all there and doing something different.
Eucharist is like that. We are all together doing something special, and it's important that we include even the youngest members of the family. They are part of this too, this family meal, hosted by Christ. Only a little bit. How much to any of us really grasp in this encounter with Christ in communion? But we are all here together, in God's house, eating a meal together. We can work on table manner as they grow up. For now, Let the little children come, we can scoot over and make room for them around the altar table. A priest I know always cautions those near the baptismal font that they are in the "Baptismal Splash Zone".
Everyone within that zone may get wet! In a way, we are all in the Baptismal Splash Zone, all of us may get wet. In fact we can only hope that is true, that not only will we be affected but all those around us. The effects of our baptism should send waves through our lives and the lives of all those around us. As we get ready for Easter, we can also bring out some things to help us remember our baptism and those of our family members. Here are a few tangible times to bring help you remember. Use it as a chance to tell your kids why baptism is important to you, and what it means to you.
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Talk about who was there and what the day was like. Send a card to both your Godparents and your children's godparents. There are some things that just drive me up the wall. My kids know every way to push my buttons as well. I'm sure you have those buttons as well. Dirty dishes left on the table.
- DYING, SURVIVING, OR AGING WITH GRACE.
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Wet towels on the bathroom floor, waiting till the very last minute to tell you they need a ride to some activity or supplies for the Social Studies project. The same thing happens with those I work with, when all my plans get thrown up into the air and I'm up against a deadline. I don't do well with chaos. I like my orderly life. Yet my life, my life in faith, needs that chaos, it needs shaking up, it needs that challenge to see beyond what is going on here and now.
I need to encounter the grace all around me. To see others with the eyes of Christ, to have patience with the grumpy clerk at the store, and my panicked child as they try to meet all the expectations that adult have of them, and my co-worker who just can't seem to figure out the steps for the next project and to have patience with myself. For me, much of patience means getting out or myself. I can be more patience, more loving when I am most aware of Christ's presence here, now within me. Being aware of God's love and compassion for me, is the best way I know to accept the chaos and brings to see others with the compassion and love that Christ has for them.
In a recent article in the Christian Century Magazine, the author asked a number of prominent authors and theologians to sum up Christianity in 7 words or less. Tackling this daunting task they came out with a number of interesting phrases, Martin E. Perhaps my favorite was one be Scott Cairns which echos Eastern Orthodox theology, "Christ's humanity occasions our divinity".
As you can tell there are no hard and fast answers and each one reflects the experience of those writing them. So here is your challenge, in 15 words or less, tell me what you think Christianity is all about. I'll give you a hint, if you ask your kids they will help you figure out what is most important to you.