at the Eucharist this morning I will offer prayers of thanksgiving for life and love, in memory of this precious child of yours...and for care and comfort for you and your family in your sorrow.
I didn't get to post here on Wednesday. I lit a pillar candle and it burned all day for you and your family. I am praying for God's peace to surround you...
Gannets are enormous and sleek creamy-white seabirds, with black wingtips, yellow heads and necks, and startlingly outlined eyes. They nest on the rocky cliffs of the European and North American coasts of the North Atlantic and, once grown, spend their days sailing across the ocean. The acrobatics by which they make their living ~ steep climbs into the air and speedy plunges straight into the sea ~ are rivaled only by those of pelicans.
What better metaphor for a sweeping search of one's life choices and opportunities than a gannet extended above the waves, a regal and yet restless surveyor of the vast ocean surface? The gannet reminds us that life is an adventure in both beauty and profound unease, and that the sea itself is limitless in its textures and possibilities.
22 comments:
Crying with you today, GG. You've been in my thoughts since I woke this morning. Thanks for posting this picture.
Days which we never want to have to experience...but do...holding a light to honor Josh and all of you.
I have been praying for you and yours today.
((()))
I've been thinking of you since I realized it was the 1st of September. Happy Birthday to Matt! I'm thinking often of Josh and you.
May God enfold you and yours in tender embraces.
Praying for you.
Prayers
((((((GG))))))
Thinking of you and your family today.
Lit a candle for you and your family. Holding you in my prayers.
April
You have been my thoughts and prayers on the day of mixed emotions.
I love this picture. Thinking of you.
I lit a candle, too.
Thinking of you and yours, today. The prayers are on-going.
Mich
Love and prayers today. What a blessing Godde gave the world in creating your beloved son.
(O)
Lighting a candle and praying for/with you. Hugs
at the Eucharist this morning I will offer prayers of thanksgiving for life and love, in memory of this precious child of yours...and for care and comfort for you and your family in your sorrow.
Praying for you today.
Praying for you on this anniversary, dear GG. And for all your family.
Praying for you and your family.
I didn't get to post here on Wednesday. I lit a pillar candle and it burned all day for you and your family. I am praying for God's peace to surround you...
[[[GG]]]
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