August 2, 2007
Focus: To live or to die?
Dear Friend,
I am in the midst of experiencing a dear friend watching his beloved wife die. They have a marvelous marriage with two young beautiful children and as spouses they truly are “two hearts that beat as one.” While they are one, they also have maintained their separate and distinct identities.
Let’s call him Barry and her Maggie and say that Barry’s struggle is to hope against hope, as he has done for several years, to never give up as the cancer in Maggie’s body grows ever more invasive. Maggie for her part has “fought the good fight; run the race” and wants to be at peace.
“To stay” or “to go,” what a difficult decision to make! Let us pray for all individuals who are faced with life and death issues; let us pray also for ourselves, for their families and their caregivers.
“Hail Mary…pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.”
Fondly,
Father Nick Amato
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment