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“On Pain” by Kahlil Gibran
Timeless funeral poem coaches us to meet the lessons of pain with openness
Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding. Even as the stone of the fruit must break, that its heart may stand in the sun, so must you know pain. So begins Kahlil Gibran’s poem, “On … Continue reading
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Tagged God, Grace, Graceful Mournings, Kahlil Gibran, Kahlil Gibran poetry, pain, Pain versus suffering, State of Grace, Suffering
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“Grace” by Jeff Buckley
A stunning funeral song that celebrates both life and death
Like many of Jeff Buckley’s songs, “Grace” has taken on new meaning almost 20 years after the singer’s death. Buckley dives into an interesting paradox in the song: Life feels short and fragile, yet it also moves at a molasses-like pace. … Continue reading
