Engage with Grace

In preparing for this post, I was reviewing the Blogs that I routinely follow and on E-patient.net I discovered "Engage with Grace" (www.engagewithgrace.org). They have created a one slide end-of-life discussion starter that they commit to sharing every time they give a talk, and especially around the table at holiday time when families gather. What an interesting and meaningful way to start a conversation about something that will happen to all of us (death), but that we avoid more than going to the doctor! They have created one slide with five questions on end-of-life issues that operate on a 1-5 Likert scale. Very easy and very meaningful.

I'm preparing an end-of-life talk right now that will be presented to faith communities and other interested groups. This slide will be my new lead-in to the discussion. I encourage you all to go to the Engage with Grace website and download the slide so that you can use it in your own discussions over the Holidays. Those of you who give presentations, I encourage you to add the slide to your talks (as they suggest). In this way, a healthy discussion can ensue that could greatly (and positively) affect our lives (and our deaths).

Engaging with grace...such a strong theological idea, such a great opportunity to make a difference in how we all engage with our finitude.

Peace and grace to you all!
Dan