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Spiritual Matters
Here is the content for online reading from the booklet, Spiritual Matters for the Hospice Journey, of the Hospice Trilogy series. The content is written for families and friends dealing with end-of-life issues, spiritual meaning, and help in navigating this emotional journey. It offers practical insight regarding resolving discontent, making peace, and encouragement for spiritual support.
1) The Hospice Chaplain — If you have a loved one entering hospice care, you will have access to a hospice chaplain. The hospice chaplain is part of the interdisciplinary care team…
2) Making Peace — Few of us have actually set out to live our lives as pirates, obsessively searching for rum and treasure while giving no regard for contributing to society or being a morally centered…
3) Why Bad Things Happen — When a loved one lays unconscious and dependent on a machine to breathe or a simple drive to the grocery store is interrupted by a drunk driver or a physician informs…
4) Appointed Time to Die — Most of us have heard it said, “When it’s your turn to go, it’s your turn to go” or “When your number comes up, there’s nothing you can do about it” or “We all have an appointed…
