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When family grief demands religious performance you cannot provide

My dad's funeral is next week and my mom wants me to do a reading but I can't bring myself to speak words about heaven I don't believe.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Death strips away time for gentle honesty and demands immediate comfort from whatever beliefs we can muster.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Belief and doubt as companions?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.