On Monday night, Maggie and I were privileged to be a part
of a special ritual following a
meal in a L’Arche home. A candle is lighted and
passed as each person offers their prayers, often guided by an intention.
Monday’s intention was for Linda Garcia.
I share the prayers so that you too may be a part of this special
intention giving thanks for Linda in your life, and in the life of our
community at Christ Crossman:
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| Linda & Jeannette August '15 Tea Party |
With her mom, they are happy, thank L’Arche
Peaceful passing, for the way love flowed through the day
in so. Many currents, holding us, how Linda has changed us, humor and lots of
love and devotion
For Linda to rest, what she showed me and taught me, how
she acknowledged my gifts, how she accepted herself helps me to accept myself,
That Linda feels Abba’s peace and rest tonight, for her
love and commitment to people. Her life, help us to be so commitment to one
another
For my daughter Linda, she called this place home, she
loved this place.
Linda.
She said: Dad was so proud of me, she always knew that dad
was so proud of her, that made her happy
Linda and her mom to rest, thankful for all the ways Linda
mothered us, checked on us, and loved us, what she taught me about it means to
love someone and what it means to be known, quirky obsessions, annoying
questions, grateful for how God was present in her life, the gift of community,
the way Linda lived and supported. Us
Like a sister to me, good singer, liked Jack--the dog, she
prayed for me
Rest, from the time I know Linda, every night she wanted
to know if I eat, what I’m doing; are you taking good care of my dad,
For knowing Linda in this community.
Linda taught us service, always caring, ark, bridge,
Love of animals, feeding the birds, making sure the deer
weren't eating the bird food; made her mom's recipes, the friends she made with
people of the street, she is a friend, one who befriended, Linda as gift
Oscar really loved you, you were her most important
person, relationship took on many roles, a friend to me when we were able to
travel together, same age, same pace, walking, walking two women together,
happy in her independence, to see her grow in the last few years, blessed to be
able to speak up for herself, animated in doing that, h passion for food, we
would scrape the pots and pans to get all the rest of the food, she is at a
banquet that is fit for royalty, happy that she is with Ellen
Linda was so special to me, she knew all my family
members, when my children come from college and when they would go back, what
they study, what they do, everything morning, she'd tell me all the
anniversaries, all the happenings
Thankful for her smile, her joy, the joy she brought to
everyone here tonight
I told the boys today about Linda, they said, no, not
Linda. Picture of the boys with her, huge smile as she had given them the
"whomp" treatment, how she was a mother for all of us, and how I
learned of my motherliness because of Linda. Linda is with us in the midst of
all of this, that she's laughing with us, asking us questions, holding our
hands, and still giving the treatment to the boys
Blessing Song
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