2007-10-17 08:15:58 · 19 answers · asked by sjw866 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
A sympathy card is always nice.
While Jehovah's Witnesses believe that most dead persons are not in heaven, they do believe that most dead persons are in God's memory awaiting resurrection.
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2007-10-17 10:44:29 · answer #1 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
I dfont really understnad the question. Acknowledge her? Umm maybe talk to her and see if shes alright. Why does being a Jehovah Witness matter?
2007-10-17 08:19:10 · answer #2 · answered by Damien 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Honestly, I am a Witness and my father just passed.
First let me give sympathies to you and your friend, death is EVERYONE'S enemy. That said, I appreciate you wanting to be respectful of her and by extension my beliefs.
In general anything you do, in an honest desire to supportive will be appreciated, based on the spirit of the actions.
As for the actions themselves, a simply "I am sorry for your loss" means allot. Cards are wonderful to.
If you have any specific questions with etiquette, you should probably ask her.
One thing I will say, please if you want to come to the services, and she is ok with it, feel free to do so, but don't feel you "have to" go. Also if you don't want to go, please don't say you will just to be nice.
When my Dad died, allot of my Mom's co workers made grandiose promises, some simply saying they wanted to come to the funeral/would come, one saying he was bringing food for after the funeral. None of them did.
Had they said nothing it would've been fine, but agreeing to something, then backing out caused allot of confusion, we made sure we had extra food, for the ones who said they were coming, etc.
Hope this helps.
2007-10-18 15:14:21 · answer #3 · answered by Ish Var Lan Salinger 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hello there.
I am a JW. That is VERY kind that you want to acknowledge the passing of her father. A very nice gesture. :) Just tell her the truth, that you are sorry for her loss. A kind word goes a long way. You can get flowers, or a card. We are normal people with feelings. We are sad when we loss a loved one, even though we do have hope of being reunited with them again in Paradise, we still feel a pain of emptiness now. So just tell her you are sorry and ask her if there is anything yall can do for her. Maybe yall can provide a meal for her and her family? :) Just a thought.
Thanks for asking that wonderful question.
2007-10-17 08:23:49 · answer #4 · answered by Learn about the one true God 3 · 9⤊ 2⤋
As already mentioned, express your condolences. Jehovah's Witnesses hurt when they lose loved ones too.
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2007-10-17 08:26:55 · answer #5 · answered by Hannah J Paul 7 · 8⤊ 0⤋
I have relatives who are Jehovah's Witnesses. It is customary to receive flowers or sympathy cards just like it is for most other people.
2007-10-17 08:18:51 · answer #6 · answered by theflynnmom 4 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Good question.
Many of the answers you are getting are good.
It doesn't really matter as long as you aren't rude. It's a question of perspective-it is his/her relative, but it is your empathy. So, because you are expressing YOUR empathy, it cannot be wrong. The co-worker will know you are not of his/her faith and will not expect you to know his/her customs or traditions. He/she will, however, be glad that you care and are reaching out.
The perspective thing works with all kinds of things. For example, all of my last girlfriend's family members didn't know what to say to me (a Jew) at Christmas and they didn't know if it was wrong to get me a Christmas present. Well, the holiday is theirs, so they can wish anyone a Merry Christmas. And if it is their holiday custom to give gifts, they cannot go wrong by following their tradition. I didn't expect them to go out of their way to learn all about Channukah and for them to get me appropriate gifts because that is MY holiday.
2007-10-17 08:25:50 · answer #7 · answered by swimeveryday 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Buy a sympathy care from the card store. Say to her I am so sorry to hear of your loss. Let me know if you need anything.
2007-10-17 08:19:17 · answer #8 · answered by Leena 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Just get her a sympathy card and let her know that you are here for her, just because she is a jahovah witness, doesn't mean that she doens't have feelings.
2007-10-17 08:18:46 · answer #9 · answered by jmelee85 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Try "I'm sorry to hear about the passing of your father"
That should work in all cases.
2007-10-17 08:18:19 · answer #10 · answered by blueman 5 · 6⤊ 0⤋