[Magdalen] A difficult time for so many - prayers please

[Ginga Wilder]

Marion, you and all for whom you care and are grieving are in my prayers.
I am one who struggles during the holiday build up...have learned to take
better care of myself over the years.  We put up our tree yesterday which
is early but we had a day to do it.  Our ornaments have dwindled to mostly
angels and the lights are white...it really is a lovely sight of the
gathering of heavenly hosts to welcome the Christ child and the Christ of
eternity.

I am so sad about Jon Egger.  What a dear, dear man and faithful child of
God.  Thanks, Ann for correcting me on Dawn's name.  They and their adopted
daughter whose name I cannot remember are in my continuing prayers.  May
Jon continue at peace and may this be a holy time for all of them.

I learned today that a friend, who had been in hospice for about two weeks,
died last night.  Also, we have lost two neighbors to cancer in December.
The man my sister dates is in terrible distress with diabetes and probably
cancer.  Our Ginny began a flare of her rheumatoid arthritis last
week...modern medicine has worked a miracle but she is still quite
uncomfortable.   ETC.  It's that time of life, I suppose, but sadness
abounds.

To quote Tiny Tim, "God bless us everyone."
Ginga

On Sun, Dec 17, 2017 at 5:17 PM, Ann Markle <ann.markle at aya.yale.edu> wrote:

> I offer prayers for all. Jon's wife’s name is Dawn, for those who are
> praying for her; Tish is her last name. Dawn Tish.
>
> On Sun, Dec 17, 2017 at 3:04 PM cady soukup <cadyasoukup at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Prayers for you Marion,
> >
> > And for all your friends, family, and concerns.
> >
> > Prayers for Brud Jon continue, including Tish.
> >
> > Gentle hugs, too -
> >
> > Cady
> > very grateful this season for family, church family & choir, and
> > friends of all sorts and conditions
> >
> > On 12/17/17, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > As we continue to lift Brud in prayer, there are others in our separate
> > > lives who are standing in the need of prayer.:  the family of our
> almost
> > > 100 y,o. parishioner whom we buried on Friday.  He retired in 1983 from
> > > 38 years of teaching and being assistant head at our local private
> > > school.  He remained sharp and active until his recent bout of
> > > pneumonia.  He will be missed by all who ever mnet him, many of whom
> > > packed our church on Friday for a service of celebration designed by
> > > him:  For all the saints; The Lord is my Shepherd; Blest are the pure
> in
> > > heart (school hymn); And did those feet; and the school leaving hymn
> > > written by a former head and sung to 'We gather together to ask the
> > > Lord's blessing'; 'The flowers of the forrest', a lament played by a
> > > piper from the Toronto Scottish regiment with whom he served in WWII.
> > > As these things go, it was a grand do.
> > >
> > > A stalwart member of our choir stricken by a stroke on Wednesday.  She
> > > is doing well, I'd say, but has some way to go. She is 84 and very game
> > > and married a retired priest of our parish in his 90's in the spring of
> > > 2016.
> > >
> > > A dear friend going back to the 70's who was best  at our wedding has
> > > shared his sad story with me.
> > >
> > > My granddaughter (22) seems to have put a pretty seamy time in her life
> > > behind her but had to appear in court recently in connection with some
> > > incident back awhile (the fellow didn't show).  She now has a really
> > > decent fellow in her life and she is pregnant, due in July.  Eeesh.  I
> > > hope and pray all this sorts out.  How do you spell
> great-grandmother????
> > >
> > > My other son's mother-in-law, a lovely woman who regularly gathers
> > > family around her,  is fading fast -- doesn't sound like she will see
> > > Christmas.
> > >
> > > Our priest's partner is wracked with back and shoulder pain and unable
> > > to do much for himself.  He has assorted medical ailments, any of which
> > > might be part of this -- or not.
> > >
> > > The tip of some iceberg above.  I, too, need some help.  I have had a
> > > stubborn cough for many weeks now, and, worse, no singing voice -- at
> > > this time of year.  Ah, geez.  And I am feeling ovewhelmed by memories
> > > and too-busy-ness.
> > >
> > > Marion, a pilgrim
> > >
> > >
> >
> --
> Ann
>
> The Rev. Ann Markle
> Buffalo, NY
> www.onewildandpreciouslife.typepad.com
>