Greetings Dear Reader,
Some cultures refer to today as the Day of
the Dead. There are few things that are
inevitable and none as certain as death.
We are all born owing a life. We
all have that appointment with the end of this part of the journey. My first published novel, Chronicles
of Thanatos, the Reaper, is an attempt to
explain the vital role that death plays in life.
We think that what matters is possessions and
our physical life. People acquire,
exercise, and indulge whilst focused primarily on this mortal aspect of our pilgrimage
back to the Father. What we seem to have
lost along the way is the value of every single soul. We seem memes that make light of the death of
others. We cheer when political enemies
die. We speak ill of the dead when we
know they cannot answer our accusations.
We have lost respect for the soul along with our respect for life.
If we are to hallow any aspect of the human
experience, it must be that we seek to hallow the soul. It is for the sake of the soul that we care
for the body, respect the heart, and attend to the physical needs of
others. It is for the benefit of our
souls and theirs that we are to live in love, grace, and compassion.
It is also vital to understand that there is
nothing in life that is separate from this hallowing. There are no issues, agendas, or endeavors that
are segregated from the journey of our souls back to God. There are no secular issues and it is after
death that we must account for how we have used our lives. It is true, therefore, that “how we deal with
death is at least as important as how we deal with life.” There is no death that does not impact us all
even if we do not see it.
No man is an island, entire of
itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main; if a clod be
washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as
well as if a manor of thy friend's or of thine own were; any man's death
diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to
know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee. – John Donne
We must all be involved in mankind Dear Reader. Every soul that I encounter must matter to
me. Every encounter is my opportunity to
be good to that soul. It is in being
good that we find the reserves of love we need to feed that difference and weather
the diminishing. I have a friend whose
son is fighting for his life. I have
never met the son. Still, his struggle
is mine as well. He is a life, created
and loved by the Father. That is enough
for me to care, pray, encourage, and live among the bells as if they are all
calling for me.
We will turn toward gratitude tomorrow. For today, however, let us pause to honor
those who have gone before us. More so,
let us breathe a prayer of gratitude for those who travel with us, invest in
their lives, and hallow all things with love in every moment. Let us hallow our lives to gratitude, love,
peace, and joy that is called for by these Holy Days.
Wishing you joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That
is why every writer who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe
is like a homeowner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great
treasure store.”
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