Monday, September 05, 2005

Praying for the Dead

Finally, some truth from Michael Chertoff.

"I can't tell you what the numbers are going to be, but I think we need to prepare the country for what's coming," Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff told Fox News on Sunday. "... It is going to be about as ugly a scene as I think you can imagine."

There is a prayer from the Carmina Gadelica, a prayer for the dying. It works as well for the dead, and for the bereaved. A portion:

The shade of death lies upon thy face, beloved,
But the Jesus of grace has His hand round about thee;
In nearness to the Trinity farewell to thy pains,
Christ stands before Thee, and peace is in His mind.

Sleep, O sleep in the calm of all calm,
Sleep, O sleep in the guidance of guidance,
Sleep, O sleep in the love of all loves;
Sleep, O beloved, in the Lord of life,
Sleep, O beloved, in the God of life!

Amen.

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