PATRICIA'S LIGHT

Mother/ robert r. lackney permanent deacon

Patricia’s spirit

Rising into the world that is invisible and,

… Upon arriving there

Has been embraced with indescribable Joy

… To forever dwell in paradise. We are taught by the Saints it is:

… An honor

… A happiness

To depart joyfully of this world

… To go forth in Glory.

Patricia,

… In one moment closed her eyes that looked on
You and me in this world
… And in the next instant
She opened them, and
… Looked directly into the eyes of Christ.
And
…Heard God
Call her Name.
Pat was suddenly withdrawn from this earth
… Embraced by Christ, and
She now finds herself in Paradise.
… With all those that
She loved and who loved her back.
And so:
… This is the reality  we know to be Patricia.
Pat had within her
… A special light
A light that would flow through her entire body
… Expressed in that Precious Smile, which
Radiated out into any room and fill everything
The walls, doors, plants, the furniture, and all
… The people who were present
Including me.
We could not imagine
… That her light would ever go out.
God saw that Patricia was getting tired and
…  A cure was not to be. 
And, the time was now
… So God put His arms around her and whispered:
“Come to Me”
Although, we loved her dearly
… We would not ask her to stay.
That good heart stopped beating.
…Hard working hands now rest
God broke our hearts to prove to us. 
… God only takes the best.
Pat and I had many conversations about:
… What is life all about, anyway? “Robert!” She said,
“ The only purpose in life is to
Taste God in everything and
… Receive all the blessings we can get.” She added,
“ Don’t forget we need a Great Big Heart to share
…All that LOVE with others!”

“ Light many lamps and gather around herbed.

Lend her your eyes, warm blood and she
Will live.
But, Death replied: “I choose her”
So she went, and
There was silence in the night.
Silence and safety
And the veils of sleep.
And in the far away
The sighs of the coming summer clouds.
“Yes.” She said,
“When it is your time then Go in peace.”
And, her heart answered:
“But, you will fight a
New fight Tomorrow.
Best you sleep while you can.”
Now you know why we loved her so
She was both times right.”
Every time the eyes of someone we love closes the last time in death Christ opens a door in heaven so that their light will shine into and fill our hearts forever.
Only The Good Things
robert r. lackney, permanent deacon