I don’t know
what it’s truly all about,
or why it had to happen;
but, if nothing else,
I light this candle
out of respect
for a man who died a horrible death.
And I pray
for all those today
dying a horrible death -
whether from disease
or torture
or hunger
or whatever the cause.
Jesus,
You have been there,
You know what it’s like;
be with them.
And I pray too
for all the grieving relatives
who must watch,
helpless,
while their loved ones die.
Mary,
you watched your son die;
be with them.
I light this candle
and pray that all darkness
may be banished forever.
Amen. May - it - be - so.
5th April 1996
Picture from Google images http://visitaiglesia.net/2012/?p=390
What do we most want in life?
We want to be loved.
We want to be special,
to be wanted,
to be respected, admired,
thought highly of -
to be loved.
We may do many things
to try to achieve this goal:
lose weight,
dress differently,
buy things,
study.
But basically what we are saying is
“I’m special too! I deserve to be loved.”Yet we are all special.
We are all created by and for love.
Why then do we spend so much time,
energy,
money
trying to deserve love?
Take me..
in my dreams I want to be
some special kind of ‘holy’ person.
Someone who is wise, all - knowing.
Someone who is peaceful and contented.
Someone who is admired and respected
for her ‘goodness’ and serenity.
Someone who is just a little bit
different from the ordinary
in the way she dresses, acts
and thinks.
What am I doing?
The same as everyone else -
“I’m different from you.
I’m more special than you.
Surely I deserve to be loved?”
Child,
You are special,
You are loved.
You don’t have to earn it
by being the best at anything.
You don’t have to be slim
and beautiful.
You don’t have to be intellectual
or rich.
You don’t have to dress
or behave in a certain way.
You just have to be.
You are loved
because you are.
Walk in my love,
bathe in my love,
bask in love’s glory.
Be love
in all you are
and all you do.
You are loved,
you are the child of Love
and so is all around you.
Love
and be loved.
That is the foundation of being.
LOVE.
28th May 96
My late husband (Why 'late'? What a strange term!) with our daughter, many years ago.
