[Dialogue] Ron Griffith - Journey On

[Phyllis Hockley]

Dear Beret,
The journey has ended but the journey goes on. May you feel the love that 
envelopes you, the peace that sustains you and the joy of friends who care. 
Rumi always says it so well. What a great choice.

We are off next week to the Peace Alliance conference in Washington, DC. We 
will work for peace on our planet and will keep you in our thoughts and 
send peace your way.
Love,
Phyllis

At 06:44 PM 3/13/2009 -0500, you wrote:
>Dear friends and colleagues,
>
>Ron died peacefully on Thursday, March 12 at 12:35 am. We sat with him 
>throughout his Big Journey.
>
>Thank you for your care for us over the past nine months.
>Grace and Peace,
>Beret
>
>ON THE DAY I DIE
>
>On the day I die, when I'm being carried
>toward the grave, don't weep. Don't say,
>
>'He's gone!  He's gone."  Death has nothing
>to do with going away. The sun sets and
>
>the moon sets, but they're not gone.
>Death is a coming together. The tomb
>
>looks like a prison, but it's really
>release from union. The human seed goes
>
>down in the ground like a bucket into
>the well where Joseph is. It grows and
>
>comes up full of some unimagined beauty
>Your mouth closes here and immediately
>
>opens with a shout of joy there.
>
>Jelaluddin Rumi
>13th Century Persia
>
>
>A service will be held on Saturday, March 28, 11:00 am at the United 
>Methodist Church, 1401 South Maple Street, Northfield, 
>Minnesota.  Visitation will be held on Friday evening 4 - 7pm in the 
>church Reception Room and again 10:00 – 11:00am before the service. A 
>luncheon will follow in the Fellowship Room. In lieu of flowers, memorials 
>to the Ron Griffith Young Leaders Fund are preferred. Information is 
>available on <http://www.northfieldymca.org/>www.northfieldymca.org
>
>Sue Laxdal will be talking about Ron's life in the O:E/EI/ICA community 
>during the service. If you have any stories to share we'd love to hear 
>them. Stefan Laxdal will be the story telling guide during the luncheon.
>
>There will be a link to his complete obituary on Saturday, March 21, 2009
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