A reading From the 1st letter of Paul to the Corinthians
I beg you, my loved ones, not to neglect this graced moment. Now is the favorable time. This is the day of salvation. I have proved that I am a servant of God by great fortitude in times of suffering; in times of hardship and distress; when I was laboring, sleepless and starving. I have proved that I am God's servant by my patience and kindness, by spirit of holiness, and by my love for you. I am said to be dying, but here I am alive; though most miserable, yet I am always rejoicing; said to have nothing; yet I have everything.
And so I speak to you as a father to his children, open wide your hearts! You are temples of the living God. Strive now to reach the perfection of holiness to which each of you have been called.
And keep a place for me in your hearts. You are in my heart even to the sharing of death and life together. I have the greatest confidence in you and am so proud of you. Dispite my many afflictions, I am filled with consolation and my joy knows no bounds.
Now I must say good-bye. I beg you to encourage one another. Live in harmony and peace and the God of love and peace will be with you. Greet one another with a holy kiss. And may the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
RIP Papa April 24 2009
This has been the hardest idea for me to grasp. My Papa has passed. It came as such a shock, we were all devistated. We all truly believed that he would get better and he would be back to is happy go lucky jolly self in no time. Unfortunately this was not the case. As his everything comes to a close I kno it is time for me to say good-bye and accept what has happened but i just cant bring myself to do so. I honestly dont want to go back to life because that means that this nightmare is reality. Papa was such an amazing person and a great grandfather and I'm not ready to let him go. This is going to be extremely difficult but i kno that I will make it. I have such a loving family and I know I am not alone in anything. It ment so much to me to see how many people were turly touched my my Papa. Everyone loved him. He has made such an impact on my life and I was lucky enough to have such an amazing Papa. I honestly dont think they get better. He was at every concert graduation performance everything. He would stand up and shout "Bravo" and applaud with everything he got. On stage you could see him right away and when you heard his bravo you knew how proud of you he was and it would instantly put a smile on your face. I kno in my heart that even though he won't be there physically I know I'll hear him when I graduate shouting Bravo and I will be able to see the excitement in his face and his shear joy of being proud. Papa was such a ham too. He was constantly smiling and taking pictres. There was never a case where he didnt want to take a picture. Seriously in every picture he is smiling or giving some kind of "Papa like" expression. He really just makes you happy. I hope that I will beable to incorporate his happiness and joy into my every day life. I feel that I have taken some of his ham tendencies as well because boy do i love taking pictures. lol
So heres to you Papa. I love you. Not a day will go by that I don't think of you or get reminded of your happiness and joy. Your smile will live forever in my heart and I will always keep your memories close. Papa I will not say goodbye because you will always be there i may not be able to see you but I will be able to feel your presence and energy. I love you forever and always Papa. Forever and always. XOX
No comments:
Post a Comment