Ageeth, Jackie and Cruz and extended family
A thought, a prayer and share of condolence for you,
God gives and He takes away blessed be the name of the Lord.
As I sit here and think about you, John, I am dumbfounded and bewildered. I know about death and about life, I believe in the God and His Son Jesus Christ, and even though I know you are with them, I am still at a loss of comprehension.
My heart goes out to Jackie, Cruz and Ageeth. Tears flow and the heart pain is excruciating.
John He has taken you home! A shock to the system, how could we know?
You were such a nice kind, loving, forgiving and generous person.
You were a great loving and selfless father. A husband that loved and put wife, children and family life above all.
You left behind, though not choice of yours, your lovely children Jackie and Cruz and the loving mother of your children, Ageeth.
The wrenching away is incomprehensible, the pain, the sorrow indescribable! How do we carry on without you?
John you transitioned suddenly and unexpectedly to external life and joined the angels singing praises to the Lord God almighty and resting in His awesome bosom our external hope and home.
Now you are with the Father in heaven, with His is Son Jesus Christ, praising them and enjoying the presence of the Lord.
You look down on them and wish you could dry their tears, sooth their hearts and tell them everything will be alright, assure them that you will meet on the side of eternal life and be happy together for eternity.
We will support them we will remind them of your undying love we will be there for them as much as we can.
You have be taken for a reason, quickly, quietly and painlessly relaxing on earth and waking up in heaven. Though you might have been surprised, I’m sure you’re enjoying the presence of the Lord God.
You remain with us, in our memories, our thoughts, our words and our hearts. We call you blessed for what you did for and with us, you give and you take away, we may not agree but you know best.
Dear God Almighty,
Creator of the universe, of all that is seen and unseen guide and protect those that you have left behind. May He comfort them in places that humans cannot reach, may He touch them with understanding that only you can give. May you oh Lord John cradle in you bosom, may he forever be in your presence.
Comfort the children Jackie and Cruz as only you can, console Ageeth as only you know how. May your ministering angels surround and protect them. May you give them hope. May you surround them with true pure and unadulterated love. May they feel your presence? Guide them open their eyes to life, to see their daddy, husband, child sibling in you Light, the Light of the world.
He was a light he shone in his family, amongst his friends, among his colleagues, his neighbours his very life. Receive oh Lord God one of your lights back to yourself, the source of all Light.
May we come to understand, comprehend, accept, believe and know you for you!
May we, at your appointed time meet up again and enjoy the happiness and joy that you intended from before the beginning of time.
In the meantime, John may you rest in perfect peace.
In Jesus’ mighty name we pray.
Amen
Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-15
1 There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under the heavens:
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 from embracing,
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.
9 What do workers gain from their toil? 10 I have seen the burden God has laid on the human race. 11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end. 12 I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live. 13 That each of them may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all their toil—this is the gift of God. 14 I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it so that people will fear him.
John was happy because he had and loved you, Jackie and Cruz