I feel God in every hospice visit
In the family’s grief
In the patient’s smile
In the courage of those present
(S)He is there
Comforting the sick
Supporting the grief-stricken
Providing forever memories
Reminding us that death of the body
Is not death of the soul
That God is there
To move our loved one onward and upward
Enfolding the grief-stricken
Reminding them that
Death of the body is not death of the soul
That (S)He is there forever and always
In life and in death
For each of us
Whether we believe or doubt
Enabling us to one day reunite
with those who’ve moved on
to the Other Realm
Not lost
Merely relocated.
Chaplain Tamar
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