H2odevos eots 122111 Chain
of Love-Advent Style
Woke up Sunday morning blue gulf of
Mexico
Barefoot children were dancing in the
sand
There are chains that bind you chains
that remind you
Won't you please give me your hand
Almighty God, you have knit your people together in one
communion in
the mystical body of your Son,
Jesus Christ our Lord. Grant us grace to follow your blessed
saints in lives of faith and commitment,
and to know the inexpressible joys you have prepared
for those
who love you, through Jesus Christ,
our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and
the
Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen
Yesterday
would have been my father’s 94th birthday.
As many of you know
four years ago
on his 90th birthday Frank
Glusenkamp had a stroke,
suffered seizures and never regained
consciousness.
He died 14 days later. I’ve been working
with a couple of families this week
who are
similar situations. I always tell them,
“there are worse things than dying.”
Sometimes they
shake their heads and signify
that they agree. At other times they look at me
with a look
that seems to ask “what are you talking about?”
But, what I am
talking about is what Peter is singing about,
namely we are connected through
a chain
of Love. This
chain is not always visible to the
human eye, but nevertheless it is real, it
is strong,
it holds onto
us when we can longer hold onto
it or to each other.
I give thanks
for this chain that connects
you and me together.
I give thanks
for you.
Deck the
halls,
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