tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424848386725897818.post9030170784483010610..comments2016-11-09T18:16:04.569-08:00Comments on Pharsea's Poems: The final invitationPharseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12363621957050900009noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424848386725897818.post-27714411767718721132012-08-10T13:50:56.127-07:002012-08-10T13:50:56.127-07:00As I reflect on the many shared lives that I lost ...As I reflect on the many shared lives that I lost tragically and prematurely... As I yearn for my young soul-mate of decades past who went on to eternity before me while still in our youth... I now realize and appreciate that growing old is better than the alternative. They did not have this blessed opportunity.<br /><br />Happy Feast of St. Lawrence - Archdeacon of Rome!<br />(Who said to his tormentors as they were roasting him on a BBQ, "Turn me over, I'm done on that side now.")<br /><br />....Meanwhile I await the summons to the celestial party which our Host has invited us to and where all will welcome us with open arms. My only laments are for those lost souls who would decline it for the fleeting empty promises of this world.Fr. Stevenoreply@blogger.com