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7 comments:
Are you worried you'll be struck by lightning? :P
My father is in hospital this week. He has been diagnosed with liver cancer and his prognosis is very poor. This is the first major crisis I have faced without religion. When we were told that he would likely die, I immediately thought only of what a good man he has been and how much I will miss him. I never for one second thought about praying or begging a deity to heal him. I was actually surprised the first time people spoke to him about praying for him. I guess I have truly moved past that.
Drive safe through the snow GEM! :)
I miss you sooo much evolveintobirds. I'm sorry to hear about your dad. I still think about praying for people at the first sign of bad news. I wish you all the best always and I wish you strength to deal with all that you are being faced with at this time. This year has truly sucked the big one on many levels. I'm trying to figure it all out and I'm finding ways to survive sober! I have a 4X4 so I'm not worried about the snow. If I get struck by lightning on the way to church I'll think of you!! Hehehehe...
On a serious note, let me know if I can help you in any way, shape or form. I've looked for you on facebook and I can't find you there. I remember you saying that you'd never be there but I'm there more these days.
Sending you and yours hugs and love as always...
I'm not going to pray for your dad but I will keep you both in my thoughts. I'm going to see a good friend sing at the church tonight. I used to work with her and she's been trying to get me to go to church for years now. I'm sure I'll cry. Religious music always makes me cry.
xoxoxo
I too am sorry, evolveintobirds. Getting over religion took me decades, and I'm still not all the way through it. Yet, prayer never enters my mind either because it just seems hollow in the absence of at least a smidgen of belief.
Momster, I too have cried in church because of the hymns, but that was several years ago, and I don't know if I still would. or not. It would probably depend upon the mood I was in before the service.
Snowbrush, I can't find the song that brought me to tears but it started out with lyrics of a lamb being slaughtered.
The other one that got me was Silent Night. My good friend was singing too and she resembled an angel up there on stage.
The best part was that I didn't get struck by lightning!! :)
Hugs and love!!
It's the old gospel songs from my childhood that might get to me.
My father left us Sunday. I watched him slowly die over 7 days as I tended to him and tried to minimize his pain. Everyone around me is comforting one another with talk of him being in heaven, my mother has been simultaneously crying to him and yelling at him. I am only left with memories and thankful that he is no longer in pain.
Perhaps when things aren't so raw I will post here about it. It was the most horrible thing I have ever been through but I am proud of the strength I found to get through it.
I'm sorry that I've been too busy in real life to check this blog, Evolve.
Your last comment brought me to tears. I've been thinking of you all month.
Please know that I am sending you my condolences. I love you!!
I'm so sorry.....
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