[Magdalen] a death in the family--prayers please

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

I recall a death mentioned on this or some such list a few years ago, and
the person was not what we would call a member of the faithful

A person commented what a wonderful moment awaited them when, in utter
astonishment, they stepped out of their earthly bonds into eternity and
discovered the love awaiting them with open arms. I like that image very
much.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 2:46 AM, Joseph Cirou <romanos at mindspring.com>
wrote:

> I am so sorry Jay. We will pray for his repose at our Theophany Liturgy on
> Sunday. May his memory be eternal and may God lift him gently into His
> expanded life where there is no sorrow or crying!
>
> Joe
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com>
> >Sent: Dec 29, 2015 5:35 PM
> >To: "magdalen at herberthouse.org" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>, Jay Weigel <
> jay.weigel at gmail.com>, L R <houstonklr at gmail.com>
> >Subject: [Magdalen] a death in the family--prayers please
> >
> >Dear pubbies, I wanted to let you know that my son Adam, for whom we've
> all
> >been praying very hard this past year or so, could no longer bear the pain
> >he was dealing with and took his life today.  Very strangely, I was almost
> >not surprised when Jonathan called to tell me. I feel like I have been
> >watching this coming for the last year, almost like watching an accident
> >happening in slow motion.
> >
> >Jonathan is taking this very hard. He and Betsy have tried so hard to help
> >Adam and he especially feels like he failed him somehow. I tried to tell
> >him that he did all he could but sometimes you just can't help. I haven't
> >talked to Betsy yet. She and Adam were very close and this coming on top
> of
> >losing her dad and her grandmother in the last couple of years is bound to
> >be another blow. It's also going to be very hard on Isaak and on Betsy's
> >boys, who loved their Uncle Adam dearly.
> >
> >I don't know what arrangements will be. The only request Adam made was
> that
> >he be buried in a Veterans' cemetery.
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