I have felt closest to holiness in birthing and dying experiences. There is a thin veil between this life and the next. When you get close, it is like you are standing on holy ground. Nothing else matters. You are catapulted into pure presence. Here we can touch the holy of holies within ourselves. With laser focus, we can see the beauty of the moment and the love that envelopes us all.
My job gives me the honor of being in the holiest of spaces, where we are standing on soul’s sacred grounds. Here, we share the hope and despair of what life and love bring. I am watching a grandmother become an advocate, a pastor become a poet, a mother’s longings create a baby, a retiree become a matriarch, my interns become licensed, my children become their own heroes and dreams take flight. Together we are better sharing these important passages. Birth days and death days will always happen. And we will be transformed for the best through it all.
