In recent years much has been written about the subject of grief. It has been defined, described and, in some cases, analyzed to death. Time has come to recognize that grief is more than it appears or feels like. Grief is basically a spiritual experience. You may not feel comfortable with that statement until you remember that the word 'spiritual' has to do with the soul, with that which is mystical and inexpressible about us.
Spirituality is an integral part of everyone's make-up.
Ninety-six percent of all people in the United States claim some belief in God. Many have churches or synagogues - even if it's one they're staying away from. Yet seldom do we know what we actually believe until it becomes a matter of life or death. That's when the real test of all our assumptions about life are brought in for questioning. Martha and Alex had become parents six years earlier, and Alex was still filled with amazement that he had fathered such a lovely creature.