Though we need to weep your loss,
You dwell in that safe place in our hearts,
Where no storm or night or pain can reach you,
Though your days were brief,
Your spirit was live, awake, complete.
May you continue to inspire us:
To enter each day with a generous heart
To serve the call of courage and love
Until we see your beautiful face again
In that land where there is no more separation,
Where all tears will be wiped from our mind,
And where we will never lose you again.
Extracts from a poem by John O’Donohue
25th January 2024