tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post1776495524642354729..comments2024-01-07T04:57:21.347-07:00Comments on Pithless Thoughts: Gary Update - Prayers PleaseSteve Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04319784922747041297noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-68906086791946966512010-02-04T12:12:11.354-07:002010-02-04T12:12:11.354-07:00(((((Steve)))))) God is with you.(((((Steve)))))) God is with you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-91303656313916434562010-02-03T12:08:00.310-07:002010-02-03T12:08:00.310-07:00I am praying for you and these dear families. Gary...I am praying for you and these dear families. Gary's story has been very moving. Thank you for sharing it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-74411880976595044282010-02-02T20:36:41.687-07:002010-02-02T20:36:41.687-07:00Thank you all for your prayers.
John, no offense ...Thank you all for your prayers. <br />John, no offense at all, what could possibly be "bad" having friends keep vigil with you and read the Psalter as you face your death? One of the things Gary remembers is when I sat thinking he was unconcious and I just read the Bible to him while he "slept". I hope my friends will do the same for me if I am in his situation some day. Looking in the rooms of the nursing home, there are dozens of people who have NO one and would love to have someone sit with them and read, I'm sure. That would be a ministry in itself for someone.Steve Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04319784922747041297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-50859649122137827652010-02-02T16:27:11.738-07:002010-02-02T16:27:11.738-07:00Lord, have mercy. Memory eternal. +Lord, have mercy. Memory eternal. +Fr. Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03489705490983833993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-35623107386667406132010-02-02T15:04:21.101-07:002010-02-02T15:04:21.101-07:00I've been praying for Gary since you first men...I've been praying for Gary since you first mentioned him and I will keep praying for him. I've been advised to prune the living now and then but never the departed. Although I do believe from what you've said he'll be praying for us sooner and for longer.margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07727534908302610374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-60680657100643773302010-02-02T14:58:56.756-07:002010-02-02T14:58:56.756-07:00Lord have mercy. Thank God for these two good Chri...Lord have mercy. Thank God for these two good Christian deaths and for the Christian preperation for Gary.<br /><br />Really hard for us left behind. My love and small prayers.elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00962587884124992942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-84399062406415299152010-02-02T13:30:03.302-07:002010-02-02T13:30:03.302-07:00I'm not sure how appropriate this is, and forg...I'm not sure how appropriate this is, and forgive me, truly, if I cause offense.<br /><br />When I read the comment about the Psalter being read over Gary until his repose, that warmed my heart. I know such circumstances do not seem to bring about such warm feelings as this but I can think of nothing better than to have others of the Body of Christ chanting the Psalter over a man on his way to the Lord. <br /><br />Forgive me if anything I have said is unsettling for others or causes offense. I will pray for you all during this trying time. <br /><br />JohnIkonophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05410100250087375782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-16068617088586123642010-02-02T12:21:14.095-07:002010-02-02T12:21:14.095-07:00Keeping Gary, (and you) in prayer. Lord have merc...Keeping Gary, (and you) in prayer. Lord have mercy...mamajulianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17587916250051563299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-59707645861394111692010-02-02T10:50:31.359-07:002010-02-02T10:50:31.359-07:00I will pray for Gary that he prepares to exit this...I will pray for Gary that he prepares to exit this world.<br /><br />And may God remember you in His Kingdom for bringing the Gospel to him and others.Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10837986242441519383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-71992725414918167702010-02-02T09:49:30.302-07:002010-02-02T09:49:30.302-07:00I agree with Larry. I was having a very busy morni...I agree with Larry. I was having a very busy morning getting ready for our house blessing and home school. This certainly puts things in perspective. I know you are carrying a great burden and my prayers are for both of you.The Bosom Serpenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714508633578237489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-30819691504213034962010-02-02T08:46:18.257-07:002010-02-02T08:46:18.257-07:00Thank you--I needed to see this. I thought I was h...Thank you--I needed to see this. I thought I was having a challenging morning, and then I read your post, and was reminded of what truly matters. Words fail me, but be assured of my prayers for Art, for Fr. Christo, for Gary, and for you. Glory to God!Larryhttp://larryanderson.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-21275286739659937252010-02-02T07:47:49.263-07:002010-02-02T07:47:49.263-07:00God be with you, Steve. This was my year last year...God be with you, Steve. This was my year last year--19 friends and family members departed this life in '09. It takes a terrible toll on you, to feel so immersed in mortality all the time; as if we needed more proof that death is unnatural, and not part of what God intended for us...<br /><br />My prayers (and heart) go out to you. Most Holy Theotokos, save us!Justinianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18207103546838127832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-65237894004415791642010-02-02T07:26:48.013-07:002010-02-02T07:26:48.013-07:00My poor mind doesn't quite know what to say, e...My poor mind doesn't quite know what to say, either to you or to God.<br /><br />But my heart does, and is saying it all.Anastasia Theodoridishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16092531121989260111noreply@blogger.com