"I will love you forever, yes I will
Follow you like a river, yes I will
Swing low and swing high, the years may come and
pass you by
But all my life I'll love you still say
Yes I will"
Yes I Will by Peter Mayer
In these weeks prior to Easter I'm trying to do a couple of homebound visits each day.
I like to quote that great theologian Yogi Berra who said, "You can observe a lot just by watching." And so as I go about these home visits, I observe, I watch. I see senior citizens who live alone or as a couple. I see determination beyond belief. I see flexibility and faithfulness manifested beyond one's wildest dreams. I see love.
Yesterday I saw a couple. He lives at a facility where there is a memory loss unit. She lives about 5-10 minutes away. They are so in love. And this isn't some "pie in the sky" relationship, for they have seen and experienced struggles along the way. But, they have joy because of their love for each other, their family and for God.
His recognition or should I say cognition isn't the sharpest these days. And yet, when I said the Words of Institution, he was mouthing them as I said them. When we prayed The Lord's Prayer, he didn't miss a beat.
As I sat there I could hear Peter singing these words:
"I will love you forever, yes I will
Follow you like a river, yes I will
Swing low and swing high,
the years may come and pass you by
But all my life I'll love you still say
Yes I will"
Sometimes, you "can observe a lot, just by watching."
Peace,
rtg
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