A Slow Day...

which necessarily isn't a bad thing!

The one thing on my mind has been a friend who is mourning the first year of his grandmother's passing.  We talked about it yesterday and he told me how he was feeling depressed thing about it.  I tried to encourage him as I know what those feelings are like as I am currently experiencing them too but trying my best to battle them to make myself a better person.

I had hoped to possibly fly down to be a support but with my surgery and the need to keep money IN my bank accounts, it wasn't the best idea.

So today, I want to offer this prayer, as his grandmother, his abuelita as I called her while I was there, was a devout Catholic.

God our Father, 
Your power brings us to birth, 
Your providence guides our lives, 
and by Your command we return to dust.

Lord, those who die still live in Your presence, 
their lives change but do not end. 
I pray in hope for my family, 
relatives and friends, 
and for all the dead known to You alone. 

In company with Christ, 
Who died and now lives, 
may they rejoice in Your kingdom, 
where all our tears are wiped away. 
Unite us together again in one family, 
to sing Your praise forever and ever.

Amen.