Scribd Logo

Language

Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

Enjoy millions of ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, and more, with a free trial

Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

Entering Eternity with Ease: A Spirituality for Any Pandemic
Entering Eternity with Ease: A Spirituality for Any Pandemic
Entering Eternity with Ease: A Spirituality for Any Pandemic
Ebook225 pages3 hours

Entering Eternity with Ease: A Spirituality for Any Pandemic

By Sal Umana

5/5

()

Read preview

About this ebook

From the Epilogue:  

"We can have eternal life right now, just as Jesus has eternal life right now, through his 'resurrected presence' among those who love him. The rest of us will not have millions of believers and followers who will follow us down the centuries. That is why it is so

LanguageEnglish
PublisherOmnibook Co.
Release dateMay 11, 2020
ISBN9781952874024
Entering Eternity with Ease: A Spirituality for Any Pandemic
Read preview
Author

Sal Umana

Sal Umana, a second-generation Sicilian-American, was born in Boston, in 1929, of parents who were Italian citizens, which makes him a de jure citizen of Italy, and therefore of the European Union. He attended Boston Latin School (the oldest public school in the U.S., founded in 1635), and instead of automatically going to Harvard, he went to a seminary and became a Catholic priest. After a varied career of 24 years working in 49 States, in Canada, in Italy, and the Caribbean, he left the active priesthood to become a psychotherapist and author. He is the author of The Midlife Crisis as a Crisis of Meaning, The Day God Died, The Day My Ego Died, and Back to Earth, as the third book of The Twin Towers Trilogy. Now, at age 91, Sal is dying his way into eternity, and learning that "dying every day is already eternal life."

Related to Entering Eternity with Ease

Related ebooks

Related podcast episodes

Related articles

  • Article

    Saturday, January 8

    Dec 15, 2021

    LAST NIGHT, MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER, who lives in Nashville, organized a family game night over the internet. My older daughter in New York and her boyfriend joined in, and my husband and I participated from our couch in Minnesota. At one point, my youn

    1 min read

  • Article

    The Power Of A Praying Mother

    Apr 22, 2022

    Maud Coetzee, born Scoble, hails from Kimberley and is the youngest of 16 children. Her birth was a miracle as her mom conceived beyond child-bearing age. After Maud received Christ Jesus into her life as a teenager, she met the love of her life – th

    2 min read

  • Article

    Sunday, July 17

    Jun 16, 2022

    Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. Proverbs 3:6 (NLT) AFTER A DAY OF DOOR-TO-DOOR visits, my pastor headed back toward the temporary clinic set up by our church’s mission team. Suddenly, Pastor Steve felt compelle

    1 min read

  • Article

    Tuesday, October 18

    Aug 13, 2022

    WHILE VISITING A ZOO, I passed a grandmother standing with her preteen granddaughter. She called the girl by name and said emphatically, “You are the greatest person in the world.” Her words startled me. Later, they made me more determined than ever

    1 min read

  • Article

    Friday, April 8

    Feb 16, 2022

    ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO, MY husband and I got an idea to bless men in their first weeks after being released from prison. I read a study that said if something doesn’t go right for returning citizens soon after their return to public life—the recidivism

    1 min read

  • Article

    WHO’S In The NEWS?

    Dec 30, 2022

    In December, US pastor Dr Kynan Bridges – who travelled to South Africa in August with an urgent prophetic message for the Church – arrived in our nation once again saying that God “instructed him to return to South Africa – urgently – to equip Chris

    2 min read

  • Article

    A White Stone with a New Name

    May 17, 2022

    A White Stone with a New Name
    1 min read

  • Article

    Thursday, April 28

    Feb 16, 2022

    MY HUSBAND’S LATEST FISHING TRIP took him to a small lake with few private properties and great bass fishing. It also boasts a stunning log-and-stone house that captures his attention almost as much as the fish tugging on his line. I’ve heard him tal

    1 min read

  • Article

    Christmas Hope

    Nov 16, 2021

    Christmas Hope
    1 min read

  • Article

    Finish What You Start

    May 17, 2022

    Finish What You Start
    1 min read

  • Article

    God Works All Things For Good!

    May 20, 2022

    “They are not afraid at all, since that incident was an eye opener to many that they too can find the truth – only in Jesus alone. It is true that many are following in the footsteps of the girl and are being encouraged by her actions. Many are respo

    2 min read

  • Article

    3 Points To Ponder On Strengthening Your Spirit Man

    Oct 28, 2022

    On our most recent JOY! Travel tour to the 7 Churches of Revelation in Turkey, while standing at the church of Sardis, I was yet again awestruck by the incredible architecture and rich history of that area. In its time, the buildings were nothing sho

    2 min read

  • Article

    Sunday, February 19

    Dec 16, 2022

    RECENTLY, MY FRIEND CHRISTINE POSTED on social media, “Check out my photos from Rome!” I followed the link and saw Christine had not traveled to Rome in person but was going on virtual tours. Through an online venue, out-of-work tour guides gave free

    1 min read

  • Article

    Former Rapper Finds Purpose In Jesus And Coffee!

    Oct 21, 2019

    Church leader, Nadhir*, is a 28-year-old former rapper from North Africa. Before he met Jesus, he led a self-indulgent lifestyle of drugs, drinking, and clubbing. Nadhir would still visit his local mosque in North Africa while indulging in these acti

    2 min read

  • Article

    Riding Bikes for Jesus

    Aug 24, 2015

    Riding Bikes for Jesus
    2 min read

  • Article

    Monday, September 14

    Aug 15, 2020

    THERE ARE DAYS THAT MY students frustrate me mightily. They can’t answer questions about material we’ve covered for several weeks or worse, they don’t do their assignments. They forget paper or pencils. They don’t write their names on their papers. T

    1 min read

  • Article

    Wednesday, November 9

    Oct 15, 2022

    WHEN MY BIBLE STUDY COORDINATOR assigned Carla to my table, she told me that Carla was new in town. A kindred spirit, I thought. We’ll become good friends. Later, I learned that Carla had moved only an hour away from her old home and now lived next t

    1 min read

  • Article

    Saturday, April 2

    Feb 16, 2022

    I ENJOY PARTICIPATING IN MY town’s historic home tours. Albany, Oregon, is known for its beautifully maintained historic structures, and twice a year, generous homeowners allow docents like me to share their homes with the public. It’s a time of refl

    1 min read

  • Article

    Saturday, February 25

    Dec 16, 2022

    SIX MONTHS AFTER I MET my neighbor Susan, her husband, Terry, passed away unexpectedly one night. I never had the chance to meet him. As I read his obituary and followed comments posted about him on social media, two things jumped out at me: This man

    1 min read

  • Article

    Wednesday, July 13

    Jun 16, 2022

    I will celebrate my weaknesses, for when I’m weak I sense more deeply the mighty power of Christ living in me. 2 Corinthians 12:9 (TPT) WHEN I WAS ASKED TO lead a medical team to Uganda, I felt completely ill-equipped. I’m not a travel agent, and I

    1 min read

  • Article

    Wednesday, August 17

    Jun 16, 2022

    When you are brought before synagogues, rulers and authorities, do not worry about how you will defend yourselves or what you will say, for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what you should say. Luke 12:11–12 (NIV) I USED TO HAVE A terrib

    1 min read

  • Article

    Thursday, March 16

    Feb 16, 2023

    I’VE DISCOVERED THAT AT A certain age, one’s junk mail takes on new themes. Several years ago, my husband and I began receiving cards and letters that, on the surface, look like desirable invitations— often to a nice dinner free of charge. In reality

    1 min read

  • Article

    Tuesday, October 13

    Aug 15, 2020

    I’M OFTEN PERPLEXED BY POLLS that ask, “Do you consider yourself a Christian?” For many people, that question is different than if asked, “Are you a Christ follower?” Not that Jesus pays attention to opinion polls or census results (although a census

    1 min read

  • Article

    Monday, November 5

    Oct 15, 2018

    I HAVE KNOWN AND LOVED today’s key verse for years. I’ve written it on recipe cards and posted it on my fridge. I’ve even memorized it. But truth be told, I haven’t fully understood it until recently. I’ve spent a great deal of time telling God about

    1 min read

  • Article

    Wednesday, November 17

    Oct 15, 2021

    He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17 (NIV) IN TODAY’S VERSE, WE’RE TOLD that God delights in us! I especially like this verse because it foreshadows Jesu

    1 min read

  • Article

    Friday, April 1

    Feb 16, 2022

    IT WAS APRIL, BUT A severe snowstorm was headed to Colorado. I’m a Colorado native, so such weather shouldn’t be a surprise, but every spring when a snowstorm hits, I want to flee the harsh, disappointing cold. Harsh because the day before I was wear

    1 min read

  • Article

    Wednesday, August 10

    Jun 16, 2022

    Now we really live, since you are standing firm in the Lord. 1 Thessalonians 3:8 (NIV) I’M A CHICKASAW INDIAN, AND before I met Jesus, I wanted to experience a traditional vision quest—spending time in nature on a mountain, alone with God. So, taki

    1 min read

  • Article

    Sunday, November 13

    Oct 15, 2022

    WHEN YOU HEAR THE NAME Jesus, what image comes to your mind? Depending on the season, it might be a sweet baby sleeping on a hay-filled manger or a bleeding Savior wearing a crown of thorns and hanging on a cross. Or maybe you envision a man with kin

    1 min read

  • Article

    Saturday, February 4

    Dec 16, 2022

    LEADING WEEKLY ZOOM BIBLE STUDIES has become part of my ministry. Midway through each, I begin asking Jesus to show me the topic of His choice for the next study. On one occasion, I felt impressed to write a curriculum about the names of God. I resea

    1 min read

Related categories

Reviews for Entering Eternity with Ease

5/5

1 rating0 reviews

What did you think?

Tap to rate

Review must be at least 10 words

    Book preview

    Entering Eternity with Ease - Sal Umana

    Front_Cover.jpg

    Also by Sal Umana

    The Midlife Crisis as a Crisis of Meaning

    The Twin Towers Trilogy:

    The Day God Died

    The Day My Ego Died

    Back to Earth

    Sal

    Umana

    Entering

    Eternity

    with

    Ease

    A Spirituality for

    Any Pandemic

    Copyright © 2020 Sal Umana

    ISBN:

    978-1-952874-00-0 (sc)

    978-1-952874-01-7 (hc)

    978-1-952874-02-4 (ebook)

    All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means - electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, scanning, or other – except for brief quotations in critical reviews or articles, without the prior written permission of the publisher.

    Artwork copyright: Welcome Home by Danny Hahlbohm

    (www.inspired-art.com)

    Printed in New York by:

    OMNIBOOK CO.

    99 Wall Street, Suite 118

    New York, NY 10005

    USA

    +1-866-216-9965

    www.omnibookcompany.com

    First Edition

    For e-book purchase: Kindle on Amazon, Barnes and Noble

    Book purchase: Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, and

    www.omnibookcompany.com

    Omnibook titles may be purchased in bulk for educational, business, fund-raising, or sales promotional use. For more information please e-mail info@omnibookcompany.com

    Frontispiece

    Dedication

    To my wife, (Margaret) Peggy Crehan Umana, who has so far put up with me for thirty-seven years.

    To all those, especially my parents and siblings, at whose deaths I assisted.

    To Jeanne O’Brien Weigel, the last voyager into eternity whom I reluctantly assisted while writing this book.

    To All My Fellow Earthlings, and that is, every one of You, who suffer in one way or another from the Coronavirus Pandemic.

    Epigraph

    Pandemic

    What if you thought of it

    as the Jews consider the Sabbath —

    the most sacred of times?

    Cease from travel.

    Cease from buying and selling.

    Give up, just for now,

    on trying to make the world

    different than it is.

    Sing. Pray. Touch only those

    to whom you commit your life.

    Center down.

    And when your body has become still,

    reach out with your heart.

    Know that we are connected

    in ways that are terrifying and beautiful.

    Know that our lives

    are in one another’s hands.

    Do not reach out your hands.

    Reach out your heart.

    Reach out your words.

    Reach out all the tendrils

    of compassion that move, invisibly,

    where we cannot touch.

    Promise this world your love —

    for better or for worse,

    in sickness and in health,

    so long as we all shall live.

    Lynn Ungar

    Contents

    Frontispiece

    Dedication

    Epigraph

    Acknowledgments

    Foreword

    Preface

    Introduction

    Chapter 1

    My First Impressions of Death

    Chapter 2

    Who is Going to Die First?

    Chapter 3

    The Denial of Death

    Chapter 4

    The Denial of Life

    Chapter 5

    Pilgrimage to Eternity

    Chapter 6

    What Does It Mean to be Human?

    Chapter 7

    Original Sin vs Original Blessing

    Chapter 8

    Grief, Mourning and Loss

    Chapter 9

    The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

    Chapter 10

    No Difference Between Life and Death

    Chapter 11

    The Experience of Limitless Belonging and Meditation

    Chapter 12

    …At the Hour of Our Death. Amen.

    Chapter 13

    I Am Ready to Die

    Chapter 14

    Me and Kübler-Ross

    Chapter 15

    The Mystical Experience of Eternal Life

    Chapter 16

    Fear of Hell and Atheism

    Chapter 17

    To be Born, to Live, and to Die: Life, Liberty, the Pursuit of Happiness, and the Right to Die

    Chapter 18

    Our Hearts Will Never Rest Until They Rest in Thee

    Chapter 19

    Living and Dying without Ego

    Chapter 20

    The Miracle of Mindfulness

    Chapter 21

    Dying for The Super Aging: The New Normal

    Conclusion

    Epilogue

    Bibliography

    About the Author

    Acknowledgments

    I would like to thank everybody and everything who has ever acknowled