Saying Good-bye

Saying Good-bye is offered as a gentle word of encouragement to those facing the death of a loved one. It is a very hard thing to go through. Death seems such a final and impenetrable barrier. But perhaps it is not as final as it appears. Perhaps we can unite with our loved ones again if we are open to it and willing. Like Winnie-the-Pooh when saying good-bye to Christopher Robin, we too may promise to meet our loved ones from time to time in "an enchanted place on the very top of the Forest," that is, in the sacred place within each of us where our loved ones and the Spirit await.