I led Ellisa home from the park in 2016. We were each so different. One old. One young. One with little feet. One with big tires. One in perfect health untouched by disease. One navigating life on wheels. Yet, both of us were and are alike. Children of God. Each a Child in search of our eternal and sacred home. The home of our Father in Heaven.
When I returned home from that walk, I wrote the following words. On Facebook I posted these words and this timeless photograph of granddaughter and grandfather on the path we are all navigating as best we can.
We are all different.
Whether walking on two tiny feet
Whether on four wheels.
Very young or
Not an infant anymore.
We are all on the same path to the Father.
We are all going home.
May our steps
Beat in the rhythm of angel wings
As we share
Heavenly moments on Earth.
Peace
God has spoken in Scripture on the path to Him.
Psalms 16:11
You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.
Let us pray,
Dear God, in watching the news and on social media, I see so much which divides our Nation. So much pain and heartache. So much loss, uncertainty, and despair. In prayer, please open my eyes to see the unseen. Your angels near me. Your spirit in me. Your love in everyone around me. Your sacredness in my ordinary days.
God, please calm my senses. For if I am truly part of America, One Nation under You, I must join hands with others who are struggling like me. To know and follow the Holy path. The path which leads to You. To the end of my earthly journey. The heavenly place where the only things that matter are Your love and to be Your child.
God, in walking hand in hand with others, may Your love lead me until I hold Your right hand in Heaven, forever. Amen
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Ann Boland, Jack’s Publicist
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