March 27, 2012

Candy

Read: UMH #480

One of the many things I love about our church family is that we pray for others in their time of need. So it was for my friend Candy Lakin who battled ovarian cancer for three years. We prayed for her, and sent her a prayer quilt.

She was very appreciative of those prayers and her quilt which she used for naps on her couch during her chemotherapy days.

My friend passed away this summer. I thank you for your prayers for her, and I am sharing a poem by Charlotte Tall Mountian that was used on the program for her memorial service. It will give you an idea of the person you offered up in prayer.

Nancy Grose

For Love of the World
For the love of a tree,
    she went out on a limb.
For the love of the sea,
    she rocked the boat.
For the love of community,
    she mended fences.
For the love of the stars,
    she let her light shine.
For the love of a good time,
    she sowed seeds of happiness.
For the love of the Goddess,
    she drew down the moon.
For the love of nature,
    she made compost.
For the love of a good meal,
    she gave thanks.
For the love of family,
    she reconciled differences.
For the love of creativity,
    she entertained new possibilities.
For the love of her enemies,
    she suspended judgment.
For the love of herself,
    she acknowledged her worth.
And the world was richer for her.