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When a parent dies, you lose your past; when a child dies, you lose your future. - Anonymous
ARE YOU LISTENING?
Sharon J. Bryant
Are you listening Lord
To what these parents have said?
Do you hear their faith in You
Each night as they go to bed?
Can you see the pain Lord,
That so many are going through each day
These are parents whose child has died
They're lost and can't find their way
Are you listening Lord
Do you see the tears they cry
None of us understand some things
Nor any of the reasons why
Our children are gone Lord
Taken from us in a flash
We had no warning given to us
Hopes of our futures were dashed
Were you in the hospitals Lord
With the ones whose child was ill?
They begged you to help them
As their hearts suddenly stood still
Were you with Me Lord
That day so long ago
When I begged you "Don't take my son"
Were you watching me down below?
Were you with me Lord
When I stood there by his grave?
I couldn't "feel" you there
Why, his life, didn't you save?
Have you been there Lord
On those nights I barely got by?
When I felt a hand on my shoulder
Was that You standing by my side?
What do we do now Lord,
Where do we go from day to day?
How do we cope with our hearts broken
Lord, somehow You must show us the way
We need a miracle from you Lord
We need to know You can hear
We've lost the most precious thing to us
But how do we cope from here?
How do we learn to smile again
And how do we get through the years?
Is our lives forever filled with sadness
Do we ever stop shedding tears?
I know You lost Your Son Lord,
I know you sacrificed Him for Us
How did YOU go on Lord,
Who did You have to trust?
My life was changed so long ago
And nothing's been the same since then
I've survived, that's true
But at times, I find myself stumbling again
We hurt so much Lord,
As you very well know
We need You to help us, because this journey
Takes so long to go
Can you hear me Lord
I ask in memory of my son
I'll wait for You to call my name
And know my journey is done.
But give me the wisdom, whatever it takes
To help someone who is new
This is so hard to endure Lord
To give our child to You
Perhaps they are not the stars,
but rather openings in Heaven
where the love of our lost ones
pours through and shines down
upon us to let us know they are happy.
Eskimo Legend
A wife who loses a husband is called a widow. A husband who loses a wife is called a widower. A child who loses his parents is called an orphan. But...there is no word for a parent who loses a child, that's how awful the loss is! - Neugeboren 1976, 154
May God grant you always,
A sunbeam to warm you
A moonbeam to charm you
A sheltering Angel
So nothing can harm you.
Laughter to cheer you,
Faithful friends near you.
And whenever you pray,
Heaven to hear you.
May the road rise to meet you,
May the wind be always at your back,
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon your fields and,
Until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.
Light a Candle
Unknown
And I will light a candle for you,
To shatter all the darkness
And bless the little time we knew.
Like a beacon in the night,
The flame will burn and guide us on our way.
Oh, today I light a candle for you.
Light a Candle
Light a candle for those we mourn.
Into a new life they will be born.
Do not look for them at the gravesite.
They are somewhere else radiating their beautiful light.
They have gone to a new world where there is no darkness, no pain.
Their light and essence will always remain.
Light a candle for those who have left this mortal place.
They are free to travel through time and space.
When we think of them, they are near.
When we sit in a beautiful garden. Their voices we hear.
When we listen to a divine symphony,
We close our eyes, their faces we see.
Light a candle for they have not really gone.
With each flickering flame, in your hearts they will always belong.
© A.Pell 24/08/2005
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