"Then Thomas said to the other disciples, 'Let us also go to die with him'"
Dear Lord,
Let me die so that I may be saved. Let me die so that I may see. Let me experience death so that I may truly be reborn and fully appreciate the beauty of new life.
Let me die so that I may know what real life is and value all I am, all I have and all I do. May my faith be strengthened, emboldened, and grown in the power of your love.
May I pray to my sister Andi, my mom, my dad and all those who have passed on before me as they will reassure me that there is life in death. My I draw on the wisdom of the Aztec tradition of the Day of the Dead - the belief that the dead are always with us and that death is truly a natural part of life.
I am strengthened and emboldened by death - my faith grows when I submit and accept, trusting, faith-filled, knowing that God is in charge. My job is to obey, that is, to love fiercely and relentlessly all people, always.
Amen
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