Immortal Love,
all human loves excelling,
of all human loves the source,
How shall we thank thee
for the bonds of affection
with which we are made members
one of another?
To those who gave us birth and have
nurtured us,
To those who have been the guides
of our childhood and youth,
To those who are our brothers and sisters,
To those whose lives are linked with ours
in bonds of friendship
To these, to all others, dear to us,
present or absent,
near or far,
companions invisible,
a cloud of witnesses surrounding us,
We pay the tribute of our grateful love,
And because of their faith in us,
Here before thee we pledge anew
our loyalty to them.
- Robert French Leavens
What a grand reminder this is of the many wonderful people
who have given birth to the many parts of me,
and who have healed the broken parts of me,
who have inspired the holy parts of me
and those guides and friends and partners who have
traveled the many roads with me.
The older I become,
the more grateful I am to realize that
"life is eternal and love is immortal
and death is only a horizon"
I feel so truly blessed
by so many amazing transforming encounters ....
some as brief as a moment and some much longer.
A gift, each and every ONE!!
I often pause at night to ponder on the stars that fill the sky,
and feel the wonder of the people who have blessed my life so abundantly.
Their blessings have become
a part of me.
Cate
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