Saying Good-bye to Duke
Like most of america, I don't really
function well without coffee. But here I was, on a Sunday morning, preparing to
go to the beach.
Armed with our devotional,communion
ware, lighters and floating lantern, we
trekked to the beach to say our Good-byes to Duke.
I thought we would be the only people
there, in the breaking dawn, but there were a few early risers on the beach
with us.
We picked a spot and proceeded with
the task of lighting the floating lantern. That never goes as well as I hope,
but it does, eventually go. It started
out low, to the sand, and then drifted over the ocean,
into the sky. I hoped
Duke's spirit was free now, to drift, and be in the ocean of God's love, to
feel the love of his family and to move through the heavens.
That was so beautiful! Very moving. Thank you for sharing this with us. You are truly a gift.
ReplyDeleteDuke was blessed to have such a loving, sensitive, gifted friend. You spared him from an eternity of waiting for his family--the greatest gift anyone could receive, Kim. What a wonderful sight, seeing them float into the Light of God together!
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