In twenty-two simple yet profound reflections, seasoned minister, Mark Belletini, explores the many and varied forms of grief. His honest, poetic essays serve as a prism, revealing the distinct colours and manifestations of grief in our lives. He addresses the way we respond to the loss of people in our lives, loss of love, loss of focus and loss of the familiar - understanding that grief is as much a part of our lives as our breathing. Belletini uses specific and personal stories to open up to the universal experience. NOTHING GOLD CAN STAY is a gift of awareness, showing how the shades of grief serve our deepest needs.

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About the Author
Mark Belletini is completing his 37th and final year in parish ministry. He has served at First Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbus, Ohio, for the past 17 years and previously served two congregations in California.

Reviews

"Mark Belletini brings his tears, his passion and his deeply literate quality of beauty to these reflections on grief. He gives us permission to grieve fully and share our grief as a tribute to our Love. This book will inspire deep conversation among us. It is a gift." -Laurel Hallman, co-editor, Not for Ourselves Alone: Theological Essays on Relationship

"Reading Mark Belletini's reflection on 'Grief and Animals,' I thought of Maggie the border collie, who, sensing my desolation when my sister was dying, lavished her attention on me. I read on and broken friendships came to mind. As memories of family and friends and of other kinds of deaths caught me by surprise, I kept stopping to cry and remember and say 'of course.' Take your time reading this book. It needs to be savored. It is important for what it will remind you of, and for creating a space and moment in your life to grieve again so you can discover grief's companions, joy and gratitude." -Mark Morrison-Reed, author of The Selma Awakening: How the Civil Rights Movement Tested and Changed Unitarian Universalism

Book Information
ISBN 9781558967472
Author Mark Belletini
Format Paperback
Page Count 144
Imprint Skinner House Books
Publisher Skinner House Books