“Sacred dying rituals are primarily and notably for the person dying. It takes great strength and courage to face death and to begin to move through it to the other side. And it takes great courage for the survivors to… — Megory Anderson Copy Share Image
“There is such a tremendous need for spiritual guidance for those who are facing death, as a patient or with a loved one. Emotions… — Megory Anderson Copy Share Image
“As I work with people who are new to being present with the dying, I ask them to remember two things. (1)Stepping back from… — Megory Anderson Copy Share Image
“There is a moment when the body is about to cease its natural functions, when it is important to accept that death is happening… — Megory Anderson Copy Share Image
“I hear you." Angry words get louder when people do not listen. When a person is ill and dying, it seems as if no… — Megory Anderson Copy Share Image
“I'm still here, in my body, and it hurts. I need to feel clean and soothed.” — Megory Anderson Copy Share Image
“The reality of the dying person is very different from that of the living. She is experiencing we cannot fully understand or enter into.… — Megory Anderson Copy Share Image
“I once asked a rabbi in a large congregation which prayers he used with the dying. "You mean the Mourner's Kaddish?" he asked, referring… — Megory Anderson Copy Share Image
“Has the body a soul? No. The soul has a body. And well does that soul know when this body has served its purpose,… — Megory Anderson Copy Share Image
“The process of dying is a difficult one, with many fears and anxieties, but it is also a very mysterious and wondrous process. It… — Megory Anderson Copy Share Image
“I have often been asked to help pray in life and death situations, especially when loved ones cannot. It is hard to know how… — Megory Anderson Copy Share Image
“The journey into death is such an important one that I believe each person deserves as much support as possible. The loved ones who… — Megory Anderson Copy Share Image
“Our society has tried to make death invisible, thinking that if we ignore it long enough it will go away. Often we as family… — Megory Anderson Copy Share Image