LEADER 02982nam 22004333 450 001 9910136841303321 005 20230808200059.0 010 $a0-698-40932-9 035 $a(CKB)3710000000907554 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6048037 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6048037 035 $a(OCoLC)1156188852 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000907554 100 $a20210901d2016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aOn Living 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aEast Rutherford :$cPenguin Publishing Group,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016. 215 $a1 online resource (123 pages) 311 08$a1-59463-481-5 330 $a"A hospice chaplain passes on wisdom on giving meaning to life, from those taking leave of it. As a hospice chaplain, Kerry Egan didn't offer sermons or prayers, unless they were requested; in fact, she found, the dying rarely want to talk about God, at least not overtly. Instead, she discovered she'd been granted an invaluable chance to witness firsthand what she calls the "spiritual work of dying"--the work of finding or making meaning of one's life, the experiences it's contained and the people who have touched it, the betrayals, wounds, unfinished business, and unrealized dreams. Instead of talking, she mainly listened: to stories of hope and regret, shame and pride, mystery and revelation and secrets held too long. Most of all, though, she listened as her patients talked about love--love for their children and partners and friends; love they didn't know how to offer; love they gave unconditionally; love they, sometimes belatedly, learned to grant themselves. This isn't a book about dying--it's a book about living. And Egan isn't just passively bearing witness to these stories. An emergency procedure during the birth of her first child left her physically whole but emotionally and spiritually adrift. Her work as a hospice chaplain healed her, from a brokenness she came to see we all share. Each of her patients taught her something--how to find courage in the face of fear or the strength to make amends; how to be profoundly compassionate and fiercely empathetic; how to see the world in grays instead of black and white. In this poignant, moving, and beautiful book, she passes along all their precious and necessary gifts"--$cProvided by publisher. 330 $a"A hospice chaplain shares the meaning the dying make of their lives, to help us understand what is ultimately important and to make the most of our own still-being-lived lives"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aConduct of life 615 0$aConduct of life. 676 $a128 686 $aOCC019000$aREL062000$aOCC011020$2bisacsh 700 $aEgan$b Kerry$01246029 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910136841303321 996 $aOn Living$92889338 997 $aUNINA