[Magdalen] A Parting Prayer

[Jay Weigel]

Sally, there was no name attached. Robin got it from the Crazy Cat Ladies
page. You might look there.

On Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 12:21 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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
>
> *We must cry out against injustice or by our silence consent to it.
> Dorothy Day*
>