Sola Gratia
~for Justin
When peace like a river attendeth my way
Oh what joyful delight flowed the day you were born
When sorrows like sea billows roll
And then. That day flooded with deep, deepest despair.
Whatever my lot, You have taught me to say,
And today. Your birthday. With waves of emotion leaving me worn,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
but oh so grateful for all the days we could share.
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*”It Is Well With My Soul” lyrics by Horatio Spafford.
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Today I extract the memories with care
Perhaps this year they’ll be easier to share
Memories
vivid and valued
fragile and fading
precious and painful
But once they lay on the table before me
adequate words to express them simply flee
So I enfold each one in love anew
and tuck it gently away from view
There is a place deep inside
where these treasures will always reside
A place where grief and grace meet
the rhythm of this mother’s heart beat.
Charis D Crandall 