A few words from Pastor O’Neill…
Tears have been shed recently
at the death of loved ones
who have been Pioneer members
and our friends in Christ for years.
Francis Hartman died on Sunday, April 14 at 99.
Ron Collman died on Thursday, April 25 at 94.
Memorial services for both of these saints will be announced later this year.
Yesterday teardrops flowed
at news of a dear friend,
two years younger than I
whose body gave way to cancer.
While often called upon to speak of hope found in the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
words can’t express all I feel
when I pause for a moment to embrace
death as part of the larger experience of life.
So as this National Poetry Month comes to an end
perhaps this little haiku from Called to be Alive!
will simply have to do:
Raindrops on window
Dead in Mighty River
Heading for the sea
