Peace

My mother-in-law passed from the physical world to the eternal early this evening. Thank you all for your prayers and supportive comments.

Writhing now, heart lie in peace.
As questions end and struggles cease.
For now the challenge changes here.
How may we honor one so dear,
who time and work for others spent
and prayed for others' discontent.
A simple soul who pleasure found
in doing good, in thinking sound:
a steady heart, though hand would shake,
as growing age its toll would take.
A hopeful word and cheerful heart
at festive times she did impart
with busy hands and open door:
gave what she could and sometimes more.
Yet songs and words cannot complete
this task in minutes while we meet
to hold a heart and say a prayer
as thoughts and tears flow round us there.
But after, in the time we've got
through kindness shown and lessons taught,
by selfless deeds and living true
she'll find the honor that is due.
So let remembrance now begin
for one so fair to friend and kin
and from her heav'nly vantage see
what faithful living brought to be.