John 17:24
Father, I desire that those also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory, which you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world.
We believe that the love of God
that breathes us into life
is the same love that embraces us in death
And yet, how hard it is
to release those we love into God’s arms
There is always more to do
More to say
More of the world to sort out together
More to learn of and from each other
May all who mourn today
be aware of that unbroken love
holding them in their grieving
Soothing the ache that persists
and stilling the mind that rages with questions
And may those who seek to bring comfort to others
find in the sacredness of their task
a balm for their own soul
May the God who has knit us together in our mother’s womb
sew us together in the sorrow of death
with a repair that adds beauty and strength
to all the days of our living.
My friend’s father died yesterday. I know this will be of comfort to her.
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