" Our prayers,
on the wings of love,
once again ascend like incense
toward the Giver and Savior of life
inspired by certain faith in
His boundless mercy and
unfathomable love.
For you who pray today with pain in your hearts,
I address these thoughts
in memory of,
your loved one.
Upon a large stage,
the children of life appear for a brief instant
and bear witness to beauty.
Like the waves whose crest
dance, laugh, and celebrate
for a moment
and then
rush
to break upon the seashore.
So did the departed except that they
loved and were much loved.
But Someone loves us much more.
And thus where they have gone,
we will follow.
Husband/wife/children/family
dry your tears and glance a little further.
Eternal spring
blossoms and life triumphs
through her King.
Those who have gone before us,
more of whom are over there than here,
nurture our loved one with affection.
And as for us,
some quickly, while others later,
soon follow.
In the meantime,
the breeze caresses the waves
which dance, laugh, and celebrate
this festival called life. "
-Adapted from a prayer by
Reverend Father Nicholas Terezakis
September 24, 1923 - January 19, 1990
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