elaine,
we organised a memorial service for you this evening. your friends from afar joined us to remember the life you shared with us. your brother and mother flew in today from east malaysia. mom wept, her grief heavy & distraught, deepened with every thought of you. your brother shared the last stages of your journey with cancer. it came so suddenly. you left without us knowing. you kept faith till the end.
elaine, here was a simple service you wanted; we picked your favourite hymns-anthony on the keyboard, dennis with guitar and viktor with violin. kk shared your life in a eulogy. among your friends and family were buddhists, free-thinkers, presbyterians, methodists. it didn't matter...the chapel bore the loss and silence. we prayed with our Lord to support your brother and mother who still mourn for you. may your eternal rest in Christ give courage, comfort us on our journey home. till we meet again...
with love from 5th canticle choir
st mary of the angels
O GOD YOU SEARCH ME
O God, you search me and you know me.
All my thoughts lie open to your gaze.
When I walk or lie down you are before me:
Ever the maker and keeper of my days.
You know my resting and my rising.
You discern my purpose from afar,
And with love everlasting you besiege me:
In every moment of life or death, you are.
Before a word is on my tongue, Lord
You have known its meaning through and through,
You are with me beyond my understanding.
God of my present, my past and future too.
Although your spirit is upon me,
Still i search for shelter from your light.
There is nowhere on earth i can escape you.
Even the darkness is radiant in your sight.
For you created me and shaped me,
Gave me life within my mother's womb.
For the wonder of who I am I praise you:
Safe in your hands, all creation is made new.
B Farrell (adapted from psalm 139)
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