[Oe List ...] Ron Griffith - Journey On

[Beret Griffith]

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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