aAn altar where burning incense and a lit white candle are placed is positioned at the foot of the coffin. Joss paper and prayer money (to provide the deceased with sufficient income in the afterlife) are burned continuously throughout the wake. Funeral guests are required to light incense fo...
For a while, I also made that erroneous connection after my daughter Mary died by intentional overdose in 1995. Because her father and I were away for a day of prayer on the Sunday of her death, I asked myself repeatedly whether Mary had timed her suicide as a deliberate rejection of he...
“The garden has always been my joy. Before Pop (Ma’s deceased husband of nearly 50 years) died we worked in it together. I have pushed a plow all over this garden. Don’t you think Pop is proud of my crop?” It was more of a statement than a question. “I believe he sees a...
came this invocation to the Tulsa, OK City Council. I am reprinting it here, with Amy Hardy-McAdams permission. This prayer was inspired by a Medusa sigil and Ritual created by Laura Tempst Zakroff and Ms. Amy asked that full credit be given, and I certainly agree. And here ...
I was surprised when his surname turned out to be Shortman, I always thought it was a nickname from his grandfather but it's now kinda weird since Phil's been calling Arnold by his family name Teenwolfloverr·9/7/2024 Copy Link
On a Sunday night there were a dinner party at the country club and a tryst at a roadside tourist cabin and a prayer meeting at the Lutheran Church and three drunks telling lies in the men’s room of the bus depot and a Negro child dying f leukemia on Jitney Street and a young ...
28 For he shall finish his word, and cut it short in justice; because a short word shall the Lord make upon the earth. 29 And as Isaias foretold: Unless the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been made as Sodom, and we had been like unto Gomorrha. (Romans 9:27-29, ...
There are plenty of other eco-friendly tribute options. Consider planting amemorial gardenfull of vegetables and share your bounty with others who appreciate local produce. Blow bubbles at a ceremony and say a prayer as they float toward heaven. Invite family and friends to gather by a stream ...