We welcome you to Solace: Soul Plus Grief . I'm glad you're here . I'm Candy Lucas , a Jesuit trained Catholic chaplain and spiritual director , and I've been involved with a bereavement ministry since 2009 . We know that loss can make profound changes in people's lives .
We understand how difficult it is to travel this path of grief and how important and monumental the loss of a loved one can be . So we created this podcast to help you walk with God as you grieve your losses , understand what's happening in your heart and soul as you grieve . To be available in the best way we can to accompany you on this journey .
You're always welcome in this circle of healing , love and support . This is what the dead asks of us . The dead ask to be remembered . To be remembered for their life in full , to be remembered for the love they created in this life , the relationships , the warmth , the memories , the songs and places and things of their lives here .
This is what the dead asks of us; that their lives be remembered , that their lives be celebrated . That their hearts be remembered and kept closely in your heart . This is what the dead asks of us; that we be mournful when it is time to mourn . That we be mournful when it is time to mourn , that we be joyful when it is time for joy .
That we always recall and remember and embrace their memory with love and hope and the jewel of understanding . Understanding how their lives were woven into ours , understanding how their days were melded with our days , understanding how their footsteps still surround us , how sometimes we can feel their breath .
This is what the dead ask of us; that their hearts be held in our hearts , that their memories be held in our memories , that their lives and treasure of their lives be held dear in a special place in our hearts . So this is what the dead asks of us; is what God asks of us in Psalm 143 . O Lord , hear my prayer .
Give ear to my plea , as you are faithful . Answer me as you are beneficent . Do not enter into judgment with your servant , for before you no creature is in the right . My spirit failed me . Then I thought of the days of old . I rehearsed all your deeds , recounted the work of your hands . I stretched out my hands to you , longing for you like thirsty earth .
Answer me quickly , O Lord . My spirit can endure no more . Do not hide your face or I shall become like those who descend . Let me learn of your faithfulness by daybreak , for in you I trust . Let me know the road I must take , for on you I have set my hope . O Lord , save me . Teach me to do your will , for you are my God .
Let your gracious spirit lead me on level ground . For the sake of your name , O Lord , preserve me , as you are beneficent . Free me from distress , as you are faithful . Put an end to my foes , as you are faithful , for I am your servant . That concludes another episode . A new one drops every Friday . Please join us on Spotify , amazon Music or Apple .
Thank you for joining us . Spiritual direction is always available . See my contact email in the show notes . This is Candee Lucas , your host , chaplain and spiritual director . Go with God . Namaste; Vaya con Dios .