This is a story that speaks to the power of love, it's reciprocal nature as it ripples out in expansive and unforeseen ways… 

Caregivers are sometimes asked, "How can you do this work, caring for people who are sick, suffering and dying" This story explains it so beautifully! And those who partake in this healing work know what an honor it is to accompany people in this sacred time of life.  To be welcomed in to the lives of people at such an intimate, yet vulnerable time is a gift.

I am reminded of the wisdom of the late Jack Glaser whose words continue to live in my heart and the hearts of so many caregivers as he reminds us of how we are called to live, not in isolation but in community. 

"To be a community that serves, that speaks, that celebrates and prays in such a way that others — regardless of their religious belief — encountering this community experience a revelation of life's deepest truths…about human dignity, community, success, power, growth, sacrifice, love, suffering, debility and death. Experiencing a harmony between their heart's deepest resonances and this community's character, persons go from this encounter more healed, more whole, more able to live, to love, to hope and to die."
                                                                     ~Jack Glaser, ethicist, theologian, great humanitarian

With gratitude and deep appreciation to all caregivers who risk the sacred journey in the name of love. This is a tribute to all of you!

Shared by Liz Sorensen Wessel