Now Athos will see beauty all around him, and join his tenor voice and his violin to the music of the stars and the communion of saints in everlasting praise of our Holy and Triune God.
Thanks be to God for the life of Jeffry Leonard Morris Hendrix, born December 14, 1954, died June 28, 2011.
Posted by God's Weaver, his wife Mochel Morris
Peace be with you. "Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted."
ReplyDeleteFrank
For Mrs. Athos, thank you for sharing. Deepest sympathies on your loss:
ReplyDeleteFor the Dying
© John O'Donohue
May death come gently toward you,
Leaving you time to make your way
Through the cold embrace of fear
To the place of inner tranquility.
May death arrive only after a long life
To find you at home among your own
With every comfort and care you require
May your leave taking be gracious,
Enabling you to hold dignity
Through awkwardness and illness.
May you see the reflection
Of your life's kindness and beauty
In all the tears that fall for you.
As your eyes focus on each face,
May your soul take its imprint,
Drawing each image within
As companion for the journey.
May you find for each one you love
A different locket of jeweled words
To be worn around the heart
To warm your absence.
May someone who knows and loves
The complex village of your heart
Be there to echo you back to yourself
And create a sure word-raft
To carry you to the further shore.
May your spirit feel
The surge of true delight
When the veil of the visible
Is raised, and you glimpse again
The living faces
Of departed family and friends.
May there be some beautiful surprise
Waiting for you inside death,
Something you never knew or felt,
Which with one simple touch,
Absolves you of all loneliness and loss,
As you quicken within the embrace
For which your soul was eternally made.
May your heart be speechless
At the sight of the truth
Of all belief had hoped,
Your heart breathless
In the light and lightness
Where each and everything
Is at last its true self.
Within the serene belonging
That dwells beside us
On the other side
Of what we see.
John O’Donohue, J. (2008). To Bless the Space Between Us. New York: Doubleday,www.johnodonohue.com
You, Jeff and your family remain in our prayers. All who knew Jeff have been made better by his extraordinary example.
ReplyDeleteMrs. Morris: Please accept my sincere condolences on your loss. "Chronicles of Atlantis" was always a way-station in the blogosphere. Be assured of my prayers for "Athos". Respectfully, TH2.
ReplyDeleteI thought something must have been up, I visit this site everyday and there had been no posts for awhile.
ReplyDeleteI'm sad to hear the news. I will pray for him and I'll miss the posts too.
God bless you and your family.
Regards Andrew - from New Zealand.
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ReplyDeleteRIP, bro. Always depended on your prayers. Still do.
ReplyDeleteMatthew Taylor
Nagoya, Japan