[Magdalen] A Parting Prayer

[Grace Cangialosi]

And here I thought they were texts relating to animals...

> On Nov 2, 2015, at 3:16 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hmmm.  Pexts, as we all know, are poems written out as texts.
> 
> I'm so full of ...
> 
> I meant to write "texts."
> 
> 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 Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 3:15 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> A truly wonderful pext. It touches all the bases without going overboard.
>> 
>> We've been there so many times.
>> 
>> 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 Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 9:57 AM, 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.
>> 
>>