Words of love... I've had a copy of this reading laying on our computer desk for over a year. Words of encouragement and hope were shared with us when Steve's dad died. This morning I'm thinking about them and retrieving them and sharing them. Unforgettable words of love...
The earth has covered only that which was mortal
Of those to whom we have said our farewell.
We shall not see again
the familiar glowing face, the warm illuminate eye,
Nor hear the beloved voice.
We shall not sit face to face,
Across the family table, or side by side
In the home of a friend or in worship.
We shall not feel the kiss
That once evoked our deepest response.
Yet death has failed and must surrender
For the beloved who is gone
Lives and will always live through the years
Not in some distant corner of our being,
To be uncovered only in a rare moment
Or by a sudden surge of recall.
The beloved has become a presence
Rooted so deep that life cannot carry us far from the cherished
Now hallowed center of memory and love.
They live and move within us,
In spheres beyond dominion.
We thank Thee, O God of life and love,
For the resurrecting gift of memory
Which endows Thy children fashioned in Thy image
With The God-like sovereign power
To give immortality through love.
Blessed be Thou, O God
Who enables Thy Children to remember.
- Rabbi Morris Adler
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