My stepfather passed away around midnight yesterday. My father died when I was seven, and my mother remarried a few years later, so he has been the “dad” in my life since then. I spent all of yesterday involved in the inevitable set of rounds one must make, church, funeral home, cemetery, etc. Now I swing into the weekend services that every priest has. On Monday is the funeral, but I will be staying with mom for an extra day or so. For the moment posting is suspended, I will see you all in a few days.
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Memory eternal!
“And let light perpetual shine upon him.”
Memory Eternal. May your grief be transformed into His Peace.
Bless you as you minister to your family, and/or vice versa.
Memory Eternal. Please give your mother my love.
Memory eternal.
Dana
Memory eternal. What was his Christian name?
Memory eternal! May you rest in the comfort of the resurrection.
Jude Thaddeus (first & middle names). Named after the Apostle.
As you and your family begin the grieving process, I pray that God will bring forth all of the emotions that come with this loss, that you will all allow them to surface and be experienced, that your comfort to each other will indeed bring comfort, and that you will rest in the all-powerful grace of the Lord to see you through the ups and downs as you all adjust to not having his physical presence there anymore…though he is more alive than ever, in spirit!
Just saw this, Father. Memory Eternal!
pastor como esta’ aqui le mando saludois desde las galapagos islas