A while back I was called in as chaplain following the death of an older woman. As the Deputy Coroner and I were looking at the body, I noticed a lot of bed sores, wounds in various stages of healing, and even what we suspected were defensive wounds possibly caused by abuse. Only a full investigation could tell for sure, but what I saw told me something was very wrong. After the Deputy and I discussed this a bit and I heard his heart about the matter, I went to talk with the

As a crisis chaplain one of the toughest calls I go on are death calls. The emotion, confusion, grief, and sometimes anger can make working with people kind of messy. Then add culture and religion. Cultural and religious worldviews come out in a crisis, helping people make sense of what is going on around them. And I have found what may be sacred to one may not be sacred to another. One early Sunday morning (around 2am) it was an older woman who had died. After the Deputy Co