{"product_id":"from-beginning-to-end-the-rituals-of-our-lives-2","title":"From Beginning to End: The Rituals of Our Lives","description":"FROM BEGINNING TO END\nWhy \"rituals\"?\nMy thinking was set in motion by those who, knowing I was a parish minister for many years, have asked me for advice about ceremonies and celebrations. They wanted words to use at graduations, funerals, and the welcoming of children. They inquired about grace at family meals, the reaffirmation of wedding vows, and ways to heal wounds suffered in personal conflict. People requested help with the rituals of solitude, such as meditation, prayer, and contemplation. . . .\nRituals do not always involve words, occasions, officials, or an audience. Rituals are often silent, solitary, and self-contained. The most powerful rites of passage are reflective--when you look back on your life again and again, paying attention to the rivers you have crossed and the gates you have opened and walked on through, the thresholds you have passed over.\nI see ritual when people sit together silently by an open fire.\nRemembering.\nAs human beings have remembered for thousands and thousands of years.\nFULGHUM\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0804111146\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: RDV.0804111146.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Robert Fulghum\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Mass market paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This book is in excellent condition. There may be minimal writing on the inside cover or cover page. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618106429617,"sku":"RDV.0804111146.VG","price":6.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8872\/7729\/files\/0804111146-0.jpg?v=1769362522","url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/from-beginning-to-end-the-rituals-of-our-lives-2","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}