02982nam 22004333 450 991013684130332120230808200059.00-698-40932-9(CKB)3710000000907554(MiAaPQ)EBC6048037(Au-PeEL)EBL6048037(OCoLC)1156188852(EXLCZ)99371000000090755420210901d2016 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierOn Living1st ed.East Rutherford :Penguin Publishing Group,2016.©2016.1 online resource (123 pages)1-59463-481-5 "A hospice chaplain passes on wisdom on giving meaning to life, from those taking leave of it. As a hospice chaplain, Kerry Egan didn't offer sermons or prayers, unless they were requested; in fact, she found, the dying rarely want to talk about God, at least not overtly. Instead, she discovered she'd been granted an invaluable chance to witness firsthand what she calls the "spiritual work of dying"--the work of finding or making meaning of one's life, the experiences it's contained and the people who have touched it, the betrayals, wounds, unfinished business, and unrealized dreams. Instead of talking, she mainly listened: to stories of hope and regret, shame and pride, mystery and revelation and secrets held too long. Most of all, though, she listened as her patients talked about love--love for their children and partners and friends; love they didn't know how to offer; love they gave unconditionally; love they, sometimes belatedly, learned to grant themselves. This isn't a book about dying--it's a book about living. And Egan isn't just passively bearing witness to these stories. An emergency procedure during the birth of her first child left her physically whole but emotionally and spiritually adrift. Her work as a hospice chaplain healed her, from a brokenness she came to see we all share. Each of her patients taught her something--how to find courage in the face of fear or the strength to make amends; how to be profoundly compassionate and fiercely empathetic; how to see the world in grays instead of black and white. In this poignant, moving, and beautiful book, she passes along all their precious and necessary gifts"--Provided by publisher."A hospice chaplain shares the meaning the dying make of their lives, to help us understand what is ultimately important and to make the most of our own still-being-lived lives"--Provided by publisher.Conduct of lifeConduct of life.128OCC019000REL062000OCC011020bisacshEgan Kerry1246029MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910136841303321On Living2889338UNINA