Extremely Sad News

Via Julie D of Happy Catholic.

Even though things were looking very bright for Kobayashi Maru's brother Ed recently, it seems his time is come to return to the Lord, his Creator. May Kobayashi and all his family find peace and comfort in this time of loss.

It isn't scriptural, and I am annoyed by some of the poet's other works, but this work still gives me chills when I read it. I quoted from it for the family of another friend who died from leukemia back in 1997, and it is still fresh for me today.

Excerpt:

Weep not, weep not,
She is not dead;
She's resting in the bosom of Jesus.
Heart-broken husband--weep no more;
Grief-stricken son--weep no more;
Left-lonesome daughter --weep no more;
She only just gone home.

Please continue to pray for Ed as he takes his leave from this life. There is not a soul that leaves these jars of clay behind without some regret, some unfinished business; I am overjoyed to hear of Ed's conversion and reception into the Catholic Church.

Blessed is the Lord our God, ruler of the universe, the Just Judge. May the memory of the righteous ever be for a blessing.