Our family has this tradition of Sunday dinners where my grandmother always said grace and now that she's gone we just sit there awkwardly because some of us still believe and some of us don't and nobody wants to be the one to either start praying or suggest we stop. Every week we recreate this moment of collective discomfort and it's starting to feel like we're losing more than just the blessing.
More people experience this than they realize.
A family grieves not just the loss of their spiritual anchor, but the fracturing of sacred ritual that once held them together.
“Where Are You with Ritual — why it matters and how it works?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.