Please send prayers to my family who have lost a close friend today after a period of illness. We are trying to find strength in the fact that he was in pain and now no longer suffers - but this is difficult.
Your thoughts would be appreciated
kate
RE: For a friend who has passed
Much love and gentle healing vibrations on the way to you and your family dear Kate.
It is always so hard to lose someone you love.
When my mum died some 12 years ago now her best friend gave me a little book with the followingpoem in it.
I recently searched everywhere for the book, without success, but i managed to findthe poemon google.It gave me such comfort at the time and indeed still does today.
I hope it will help you through this difficult time too.
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Death is nothing at all
I have only slipped away into the next room
I am I and you are you
whatever we were to each other
that we still are
call me by my old familiar name
speak to me in the easy way
which you always used
put no difference in your tone
wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow
laugh as we always laughed
at the little jokes we enjoyed together
pray smile, think of me, pray for me
Let my name be ever the household word
that it always was
Let it be spoken without effort
without the trace of a shadow in it
Life means all that it ever meant
it is the same as it ever was
there is unbroken continuity
why should I be out of mind
because I am out of sight?
I am waiting for you
somewhere very near
just around the corner
All is well
Henry Scott Holland
(1847-1918) Canon of St Paul's Cathedral
RE: For a friend who has passed
I'll have to second what Serendipity has shared, what a beautiful truth. I send healing and loving thoughts, with comforting hugs[sm=hug.gif]
RE: For a friend who has passed
Sending healing thoughts and and love to all concerned.
May you find the strength that you require.
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Beautiful poem Serendipity.
Blessings
Hails
xxxxx
RE: For a friend who has passed
Many thanks to you who have posted messages of sympathy and support. It was most uplifting to see them this morning. I will pass these to my family.
Many Thanks
Kate
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