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“Wild Geese” by Mary Oliver
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Kristina Robb-Dover
Each week in hospice a team of doctors, nurses, chaplains and social workers meets to discuss every patient in their care. Usually the meeting starts with a few moments of silence remembering those who have died in the preceding days, followed by a short meditation from the chaplain. Yesterday a colleague read this poem, “Wild…
“When Death Comes”
By
Kristina Robb-Dover
It’s good to be back at this intersection between life and God- I’ve missed you all! Yesterday’s traveling companion home was the last chapter of Parker Palmer’s gem of a book, A Hidden Wholeness. (It has convinced me that in another life I could become a Quaker.) Palmer concludes his final chapter with a poem by…
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