Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Written alone beside him

Daddy is sitting with you Jeremiah, I am beside you. I had promised that each day we would take up arms of Love for you. That was the same day some had thought it better you didn't live. We loved you from the day we knew you in Ma-Ma womb. We had been with you to the very end. You are with your true Father now. Your time with us is very special, it has blessed many lives. Daddy had asked Our Lord for a miracle but Our Lord knows us better; he has given me my deepest desire. The desire that my sons would walk the path of Jesus and their lives will be a blessing to others. I have been praying for this holiness in each of you, since the day your brother Joshua was born. You are the first in our family to receive this holiness; Our Lord has made you sinless. In your short life, His Grace has protected you and passed through you to others. You are a blessing and our joy is in this.


Mummy is a very strong woman. You can be very proud of her as I am, she had carried you with so much love and hope, every movement of yours made her excited. Daddy had been very concern about her and at times had unnecessarily worried about her. But Our Lord had taught Daddy to give everything to Him and to live with everything for Him. During this time with you, I have love and cherish your mummy even more, it is because of the way she had loved you and felt about you. Daddy loves her very deeply and she loves daddy deeply.


Your brothers were busy playing while you were busy in the womb. But that is very thing that makes them so special; it is the way they play, with each other that bring so much joy to mummy and daddy. We had asked so many times of The Lord, to give you this time of playful joy with them. I believe then, that you would have enjoyed yourself very much with them. Your brothers have brought us a deeper love for you. It is the way they are, that has taught us, how much we can love our sons. Your brother Joshua cried when I told him what happen at the hospital. You take care of them, now that you are with Our Heavenly Father.


I have gotten you a good god-father, god-pa Francis has been with you and he has been with us, above all times, on the morning you left us. So then please also take care of him. With us are many friends who cares for the family, at your life time, they have prayed and fasted for you. We have greatly felt love from them, now it is you who is to praying for us.


It is written in the Talmud – Save one life, save the world. Daddy had sought from the Lord to save your life; amazingly it is daddy’s life Our Lord had saved again. Daddy has been given a deeper love, a love that can love in sorrow. I have cried before meeting you. I was mournful before seeing you. I walk now joyful, I stand now bravely, and I sit now gratefully. – I have a Saint today with me.


We will see you soon; there is another reason, to be ready in meeting Our Lord for Eternity. Farwell and see you soon, we love you, Jeremiah, my little one.


1 comments:

  1. Dear Lionel,
    I'm so honoured to have listened to your eulogy. It is so, so beautiful. Touched me deeply. Thank you so much for sharing. Your strength is so inspiring. It's a blessing to have met you and heard your story today. God Bless you and your family. Please send my blessings to your beloved wife and boys.

    Jane.

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