THINGS TO REMEMBER IN THIS FIGHT
Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet
and the winds long to play with your hair.
~ Kahlil Gibran
DON'T PANIC! THERE ISN'T A DISEASE OR OTHER MALADY
THAT GOD CAN'T HEAL OR TAKE YOU THROUGH
TO A GLORIOUS CONCLUSION!
ONE DAY AT A TIME!
YOU ONLY HAVE THE RESOURCES FOR ONE DAY AT A TIME.
GOD WILL MEET YOU IN THE MORNING
WITH A FRESHLY WHIPPED UP BATCH OF GRACE FOR THAT DAY,
BUT DON'T TRY TO TAKE ON TOMORROW'S TRIALS
WITH TODAY'S GRACE.
KNOW THE LORD WILL FIGHT THIS BATTLE FOR YOU.
YOU WANT TO BE FAITHFUL TO HIS LEADING
BUT THE FINAL WORD WILL BE WHAT HE DOES,
NOT WHAT YOU DO.
DON'T BE HEROIC AND AVOID THE HELP OF OTHER PEOPLE.
THIS IS A TIME WHEN OTHERS WILL BE THERE FOR YOU
-----AND SOMETIMES THE MOST UNLIKELY KIND OF PEOPLE.
KNOW THAT YOU ARE LOVED AND PRAYED FOR
BY NOT ONLY FAMILY, LOVED ONES AND FRIENDS,
BUT BY MANY OTHERS
THAT HAVE NEVER HAD THE JOY OF KNOWING YOU.
HAVE A DEEP COMMITMENT TO LIVE
....EMBRACE LIFE.
Thy journey be auspicious;
may the breeze,
Gentle and soothing, fan thy
cheek; may lakes
All bright with lilycups delight
thine eyes,
The sunbeam's heat be cooled
by shady trees,
The dust beneath thy feet
the pollen be
of lotuses.
~ from Sanskrit play, c.400 A.D.
