[Oe List ...] Fly away home

[Isobel & Jim Bishop]

I also want to say thank you also, to David for his words, which deeply 
touched me.
My gratitude to all those colleagues who watched and waited by Terry as he 
made his journey into the eternal light and joy.

Grace and peace,
Isobel Bishop
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carol Crow" <carol at songaia.com>
To: "Order Ecumenical Community" <OE at wedgeblade.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 8:10 AM
Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] Fly away home


Thank you, David, for the words below, given form in the dimmed light
of a hospice room in West Denver, beside a man we both respected and
had released.  It was a time I will always cherish.  Your memorial
witness likewise told a story many may not have known.  Thank you for
the analogy of Jacob wrestling with the angel.

Carol
On Dec 7, 2005, at 10:12 AM, David Dunn wrote:

> As Terry Wright lay dying, a prayer for the dying was born. The
> memorial
> witness is attached. David
>
>
>
> FLY AWAY, FLY AWAY, FLY AWAY HOME
>
> With neither will to linger nor heart for flight,
> your eyes betray the time of tears.
> Not even the Maker of the universe can save you,
> you cling so steadfastly to life.
>
> Can you see within the darkness
> the wonder beyond heaven,
> or are you still too body-bound
> to look beneath the surface for the light?
>
> My heart breaks every time you stumble
> on this lonely, rock-strewn path.
> Why do wings come so late
> that all is ruined and smashed to dust?
>
> Pray do not fall into despair, dear friend;
> the dark brown earth can not hold you now.
> Go deep inside yourself to find the path
> that leads beyond the mind’s horizon.
>
> When you have finished life upon the earth,
> trust the venture of departing.
> Silence calls you to begin the ending
> that is the labor of your final birth.
>
> Eternity will only happen when death turns into light.
> So run, deny the tyranny of life;
> rise above the fury of the flesh.
> The One who made the worlds revolve receives you.
>
> Return to the promise before you were conceived.
> Take heart in the blessing of our sorrow.
> Go in peace, the time of tears is ended.
> Watch over all the weary souls who follow.
>
> Fly away, fly away, fly away home.
> Fly away, fly away, fly away home.
>
>
>
> -- 
> David Dunn
> 740 S Alton Way 9B
> Denver, C0 80247
> 720-249-2674 (W)
> 720-221-4661 (H)
>
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