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

[Clarissa Canning]

Prays for all the sorts And conditions. May we all feel God's Peace and
love this Christmas.

On Dec 17, 2017 5:19 PM, "Ginga Wilder" <gingawilder at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
> >
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