June.09.04: Light For The Day -  "A Special Tribute To Loved One" -- Genesis 2:7 "The LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being. -- Ecclesiastes 12:7 "And the dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it." ------------ From the tree of life, each leaf must fall The green, the gold, the great, the small; Each one in God's own time, He'll call With perfect love He gathers all. ---------------- REFLECTIONS - A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO LOVED ONES  Just a thought of sweet remembrance Just a memory sad and true, Just the love and sweet devotion Of one who thinks of you.  May the winds of love blow softly And whisper so you'll hear, We will always love and miss you And wish that you were here.  The world may change from year to year And friends from day to day, But never will the one I loved From memory pass away.  God saw the road was getting rough And the hills were hard to climb, So He closed your weary eyelids And whispered "Peace by thine."  You're not forgotten, father, dear Nor ever shall you be, As long as life and memory last I shall remember thee.  The blow was great, the shock severe, We little though his death so near, Only those who have lost can tell The sorrow of parting without farewell.  Nothing can ever take away The love a heart holds dear.  Fond memories linger every day Remembrance keeps him near.  O happy hours we once enjoyed How sweet their memory still, But death has left a loneliness The world can never fill.  The rolling stream of life goes on, But still the empty chair Reminds us of the face, the smile, Of one who once sat there.  We think of him in silence, No eyes can see us weep; But still within our aching hearts His memory we keep.  Someday we hope to meet you, Someday, we know not when, We shall meet in a better land And never part again.  O how patient in thy suffering When no hand could give thee ease, God, the helper of the helpless Saw thy pain and gave thee peace.  I have lost my soul's companion A life linked with my own, And day by day I miss him more As I walk through life alone.  I have only a memory, dear husband To keep my whole life through But the sweetness will linger forever As I treasure the image of you.  -- Unknown (In Memory of our dear President) --------------- -- Acts 13:36 "For when David had served God's purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep; he was buried with his fathers and his body decayed." -- Ecclesiastes 3: 2 a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, 3 a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, 4 a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, 5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain, 6 a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away, 7 a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak, 8 a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace. -- Ecclesiastes 3:20 "All go to the same place; all come from dust, and to dust all return." -- Job 1:21 "Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I will depart.  The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised." -- Psalm 23 1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. 3 He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name's sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the LORD Forever.