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Penance for Unintentionally Killing My Friend Looks Different Than I Expected
I’m thankful to have a way to make amends
One of the biggest things I wanted when trying to sort through the terror of unintentionally killing my friend Amelia in a horrible and ridiculous accident was penance. Some way to attempt to make amends that would never make things right but would help in my quest to have some peace about it.
I wondered if the work I do with ghosts in getting them from purgatory to the presence of God forever would be part of it, and although I do that a lot, that’s not actually what I do for amends really. It’s just something I’ve been gifted with. I don’t mean gift as in it’s something special and awesome, but gift as in a skill I have that others don’t. It’s a huge responsibility, because one can still cause harm to the dead.
It turns out the the help I give ghosts is something I do because someone has to, and they need people who can see them to assist, because it’s the right thing to do with the gifts I’ve been given. Helping them out is something any decent person who can interact with them should do just because they are in distress and deserve to go to the everlasting light where they are healed and whole.
