My Reflections

Religious or Spiritual

2 years ago today, my dad was buried next to my mom. There were only 4 of us family members at the burial. We were doing a quick burial to keep from having to pay for embalming and storing the body. Some people might find this crude, but we kept him in the shipping box because he was shipped from another state back to Oklahoma. Dad was kind of simple, so he would not have minded. This also saved money to not have to buy a casket. He had always told us to just throw him in a box and throw him in the ground. Now, me with my sense of humor thought it was kind of funny. Mom had died almost 2 years prior, and he was going to be buried next to her. So with him in a shipping container, it was like delivering a package of my dad to my mom. They would have both seen the humor in it, so why not? My cousin, who was their power of attorney, another long story we won't get into right now, was irritated that I found it funny and was throwing a fit about me taking photos of the shipping box. She was complaining and telling me to not put those photos on Facebook. Some one might get offended.

Also the day before we buried my dad, my cousin who was like a sister to me had a major heart attack and stroke. Her name was Angela we were 9 month and 12 days apart in age. We were there for each other a lot, especially when family members died. This made my dad’s burial even harder, because I didn't have her to grieve with. In fact, it wasn't even known if she would survive. She did survive for a little while, but died from the complications from it November following. Right before the holidays in 2019, I lost all of my close family members. Of course, this was right before the Covid took over our world and I started experiencing health issues. 2019-2020 rocked my world. It is still rocking I think. I have had a whirlwind of issues and emotions to deal with over the past 5 years. This is a lovely way to head into menopause. Lol

Yeah, anyway it is hard to believe it has already been 2 years.



Prompt:
Do you consider yourself to be more “spiritual” or more “religious”? How are
they different?

Answer:
I like to consider myself more spiritual. Religious to me is more formal and ritualistic. Spiritual is being connected with the spiritual side of things. As Christians and believers in Jesus Christ, we should develop a close relationship with all 3 persons of the Trinity through the Holy Spirit. Christ’s kingdom is spiritual and not of this world. Everything seen is physical and temporary. Everything not seen is spiritual and of a more permanent nature.