Welcome to Solace: Soul + Grief . We're brought to you by Catholic Cemeteries in San Jose , California . My name is Candee Lucas . The death of a loved one is a huge life transition and we are learning it creates and affects so many other losses in our lives .
So we at Catholic Cemeteries want to offer you this place to grieve and find where God's moving in your life as you grieve .
Each week we take a new scripture or reflection and seek to find a quiet place in our hearts , together to contemplate our losses , honor our loved ones , remember God's place in our hearts and seek to make a continuing connection with those we've lost .
We want to find that space where God is moving with us in our grief , that space where mourning can be transformed to comfort , a place where our hearts might be reopened and begin to mend , a place where tears can flow .
For it is when we open our hearts that we realize that we've made a new space for more love and more compassion and for more humanity and more space for God in our lives . This is a space that we hope Solace will begin to fill for you . Please join us if you are suffering or just want to spend more time having God move with you in your grief .
You are always welcome here in our circle of healing , love and support . Many of us believe that after the temporal death , the soul may remain with the body or nearby , hesitant to move forward . The Buddhists have a name for this place , this place where souls linger .
It's not at all like the Catholic idea of purgatory , where souls are waiting to be saved and moved on . Rather , this is a place the soul chooses-- whether in confusion , hesitancy or regret-- to move on .
So what follows are a series of descriptions about where that soul lies , how that soul is accompanied , and I only use that reference of the bardo as a description of that space where souls may pause , taking nothing from our Christian faith , because God accompanies us in all spaces , in all times . Think of it a little bit like a waiting room .
Someone who dies suddenly may have confusion . That soul might have confusion . Bardo: I am the in-between , the space between breaths , the moment before thought . I am the unknowable , the mystery that lies beyond words , the silence that surrounds sound . I am the potential , the possibility of all that could be the seed of the future .
But I am also the void , the emptiness that contains everything , the womb of all creation . I am the Bardo , the state of all creation . I am the Bardo , the state of being between lives , the journey of the soul . I am the bridge between worlds , the gateway to the infinite , the key to enlightenment . I am the Bardo and I am here to help you find your way .
I will guide you through the darkness , I will show you the light , I will help you remember every step of the way . Trust in me and let me help you to find your way home . Bardo 2: I am the space between worlds , the bridge between life and death . I am the place where souls are reborn and where karma is resolved .
I am the Bardo and I am here to help you find your way . I will guide you through the darkness , I will show you the light . I will help you to remember who you are . You are not alone in this journey . I am with you every step of the way . Trust in me and let me help you to find your way home . I am the Bardo , the state of being between lives .
I am the place where all things are possible and where anything can happen . I am the space of potentiality , the womb of all creation . I am the place where dreams come true and where nightmares can be born . I am the Bardo , and I'm here to help you find your way . Bardo , and I'm here to help you find your way .
I will guide you through the darkness , I will show you the light . I will help you to remember who you are . You are not alone in this journey . I am with you every step of the way . Trust in me and let me help you to find your way home . A prayer about the Bardo: O , great Spirit , we pray for guidance and protection during the Bardo Spirit .
We pray for guidance and protection during the Bardo . Help us to remember our true nature and to let go of all attachments . Help us to see clearly the illusions of this world and to find our way to the true light . We pray for all beings who are in the Bardo . May they find peace and happiness and may they be free from suffering .
May they find their way to the enlightenment . In the name of the Buddha , the Dharma and the Sangha , we pray, Amen . That concludes another episode . Please support us by subscribing on Spotify , Amazon Music , Apple Podcasts or Google . We always welcome your comments and feedback . Remember , spiritual direction is always available through Catholic Cemeteries .
I'm Candee Lucas , Chaplain , Aftercare Coordinator and Spiritual Director at Catholic Cemeteries . You can reach us through the email or telephone number in the show notes . Be gentle with yourselves . Travel safely with God . Vaya con Dios .