Quote given to me by my friend Julie. The original said "dolphin." It was replaced by "child."
“The earth will never be the same again
Rock, water, tree, iron, share this grief
As distant stars participate in the pain.
A candle snuffed, a falling star or leaf,
A (child's) death, O this particular loss
A Heaven-mourned; for if no angel cried
If this small one was tossed away as dross,
The very galaxies would have lied.
How shall we sing our love's song now
In this strange land where all are born to die?
Each tree and leaf and star show how
The universe is part of this one cry,
Every life is noted and is cherished,
and nothing loved is ever lost or perished.”
― Madeleine L'Engle, A Ring of Endless Light
for Val, Bob and Mattie
ReplyDeletea medley of lyrics to lift your hearts....
some of the lyrics have been adapted to you and your journey
"I‘ve seen a lot of faces in my life and time
I treated you so kind, you are a child of mine
Though your life down here is over
Remember that we were together
And your home now, so I am singing this song for you
You taught me precious secrets
Of a true love, such precious sweetness
And I held your heart here in my hand
our time is not nearly over
Remember, one day well be together we will be home and I will be singing this song for you…
"When I think of home I think of a place that is love overflowing
i wish i was up there,
i wish i was right there, with your face I'd been knowing...
wind that makes the tall trees bend into leaning,
suddenly the path that i walked has a meaning...sprinkling the scene, His peace makes it all clean....
Suddenly my world has changed it's face
But I still know where I'm going
I have had my mind spun around in space
And yet I've watched it growing
since you're list'ning God
Please don't make it hard to know
If we should believe in the things that we see
Tell us, should we run away
Should we try and stay
Or would it be better just to let things be?
Living here, in this brand new world
Might bring some pain to me,
But it taught me to love
So it's real, You're real to me
"So much more than we ever knew,
So much more were we born to do.
When HE draws back the curtain,
This I am certain.He'll be impressed with you.
"On a clear day
Rise and look around you
And you'll see who you are.
On a clear day
How it will astound you
That the glow of your being
outshines ev'ry star.
You'll feel part of ev'ry mountain,
sea and shore.
You can hear, from far and near,
A world you've never heard before.
And on a clear day...
On that clear day...
You will see forever and ever more!"
love to you all, and peace for each hour of the day.
(lyrics from 'home'the wiz, ray charles and barbara streisand songs that i love)