On Death and Dying

A member of my Meeting has ALS and is slowly losing the use of each arm.   At his request our Meeting has held a session on Wisdom Weaving about how we live well into our dying.  Today we met with just two queries.  During our worship sharing time my head swirled with more queries and so I share them with you for your own reflection.

1) What have I learned from other people's death?

2) What do I believe happens when we die?

3) What is a life well lived?

4) Does death serve a useful purpose? ie what would it be like if we did not die?

5) Is there something useful about not knowing what happens when we die?

6)  What role do you believe God plays in death?

7)  Why do you believe people die under such different conditions?

8)  If the idea of reincarnation turned out to be true, what would the purpose of the soul living multiple times be?

9)  What kind of legacy do we live in the way we live?

10)  How do we graciously release others from this life even as we wish they remained?