“So when a great man dies,
For years beyond our ken (ken n. range of sight or knowledge, Webster),
The light he leaves behind him lies
Upon the paths of men.” ~Charles Sumner
A close friend, whom I hadn’t seen for a while, appeared yesterday shaken by a recent event. A new friend he had connected with on a spiritual level past away suddenly. Such an experience leaves us overwhelmed with how very fragile life is, and how out of control we are. We can’t possibly know God’s purposes. We can only sustain them, thus allowing the good examples of those now past to become a ready influence on our daily living and doing. kdm
“Don’t be sad.
I’m not leaving.
I’m arriving.”
– last words of Gaby Morlay
(French Actress)
