The following poem/prayer was found in the back of my mom's address book and read at her service...
Dear Lord, I wonder, as I get older and have more things go wrong with my body and my mind, what lies ahead?
I accept the fact I have to lay down this life before I can begin another, but I'm still a little bit scared. I like it here. I love my family and my friends. I like the daily surprises. I even like complaining. I want to live!
Whether I continue on in this life for a while longer or whether I begin my new life sooner than I'd bargained for, I guess it makes little difference, especially when I realize that as one life ends, another one will begin; and as my friends here cry "There she goes," another batch that I haven't seen in a while will be shouting "Here she comes."
Dear Lord, I place myself in Your loving arms. Please ease my doubts, deepen my trust, calm my fears, touch my aches and pains, hang onto me, and restore my sight.
There is a God. There is more out there than meets the eye. There is a tomorrow. And I'm certain I'll be in it!
By: Alanson B. Houghton##imported-begin##Barbara Arnett-Myatt##imported-end##