Prayer Of Fr. Bede Jarrett, O.P.
The souls of the just are in the hand of God. They are at peace. Their hope is full of immortality. We seem to give them back to you, O God, who gave them to us. Yet as you did not lose them by giving, so do we not lose them by their return. Not as the world gives do you give, O Lover of souls. What you give, you take not away – for what is yours is ours also if we are yours.
And life is eternal and love is immortal, and death is only a horizon, and a horizon is nothing, save the limit of our sight.
Lift us up, strong Son of God, that we may see further. Cleanse our eyes that we may see more clearly. Draw us closer to yourself that we may know ourselves to be nearer to our loved ones who are with you. And while you prepare a place for us, prepare us also for that happy place, that where you are we may be also for evermore.
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mauraosu@eircom.net
Maura, may this beautiful prayer of Fr Bede"s continue to comfort you when you are missing dear Frank. How is your health and Jim's..has he a new phone #,please send. A Blessed Advent, Bobbie
Dec 2, 2010 at 5:03 PM
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