[Magdalen] A Parting Prayer

[Grace Cangialosi]

Really beautiful, Jay--thank you!

On Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 12:19 PM, Sally Davies <sally.davies at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Beautiful - thank you Jay. If it's OK I would like to print this out and
> take it to our vet's office. Is there a name for attribution purposes?
>
> Sally
>
> On Monday, November 2, 2015, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > This just came across my Facebook feed and I thought it was lovely. The
> > person who posted it is a pagan but has Lutheran roots. It's a lovely
> > prayer for those of us who have to contemplate sending a beloved
> companion
> > to Rainbow Bridge.
> >
> > A Parting Prayer
> >
> > Dear Lord, please open your gates
> > and call St. Francis
> > to come escort this beloved companion
> > across the Rainbow Bridge.
> > Assign her to a place of honor,
> > for she has been a faithful servant
> > and has always done her best to please me.
> > Bless the hands that send her to you,
> > for they are doing so in love and compassion,
> > freeing her from pain and suffering.
> > Grant me the strength not to dwell on my loss.
> > Help me remember the details of her life
> > with the love she has shown me.
> > And grant me the courage to honor her
> > by sharing those memories with others.
> > Let her remember me as well
> > and let her know that I will always love her.
> > And when it's my time to pass over into your paradise,
> > please allow her to accompany those
> > who will bring me home.
> > Thank you, Lord,
> > for the gift of her companionship
> > and for the time we've had together.
> > And thank you, Lord,
> > for granting me the strength
> > to give her to you now.
> >
> > Amen.
> >
>



-- 
Grace Cangialosi
Ruckersville, VA

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