tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319511.post6408467812429613641..comments2023-06-09T01:37:11.771-07:00Comments on 802.heaven: Why come early?Erika Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15076744169721672994noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319511.post-38443812973045491242007-06-28T11:46:00.000-07:002007-06-28T11:46:00.000-07:00All this is flashy rhetoric about loving you.I nev...All this is flashy rhetoric about loving you.<BR/>I never had a selfless thought since I was born.<BR/>I am mercenary and self-seeking through and through:<BR/>I want God, you, all friends, merely to serve my turn.<BR/><BR/>Peace, re-assurance, pleasure, are the goals I seek,<BR/>I cannot crawl one inch outside my proper skin:<BR/>I talk of love --a scholar's parrot may talk Greek--<BR/>But, self-imprisoned, always end where I begin.<BR/><BR/>Only that now you have taught me (but how late) my lack.<BR/>I see the chasm. And everything you are was making<BR/>My heart into a bridge by which I might get back<BR/>From exile, and grow man. And now the bridge is breaking.<BR/><BR/>For this I bless you as the ruin falls. The pains<BR/>You give me are more precious than all other gains. <BR/><BR/>"As the Ruin Falls" -- C S Lewis<BR/><BR/>Yes, Lisa, we can all relate.<BR/><BR/>Mama JJeniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05772619850891427427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319511.post-23203160618843213742007-06-28T11:10:00.000-07:002007-06-28T11:10:00.000-07:00Ben & Lisa,Excellent news about the effects of you...Ben & Lisa,<BR/><BR/>Excellent news about the effects of your treatments, Ben. I'm sorry you have to endure several more, but it's encouraging to hear that the drugs are having a good result.<BR/><BR/>Rolane and I are tending to grandchildren this week - Cara and her boys were her the last two days while Bryan was on a business trip - and Will & Riva's two munchkins will be with us this weekend as they get away for a couple of days.<BR/><BR/>We love you guys - wish we could be there to hang out with you! Our prayers continue daily. <BR/><BR/>__Uncle Mick__Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com