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Diane shared this heartfelt blessing for her beloved husband Bob and their guests who had gathered to celebrate his Saint Patrick's Day birthday. The afternoon was a blend of lighthearted joy and gratitude for our many blessings, and tender reflections on our hopes for the future, all underscored by a deep love, compassion, and a shared desire for a life dedicated to kindness towards one another and the wider world.
Bob and Diane,
We thank you for being such inspiring examples for us all.
Reading of
For Longing
by John O'Donohue
Okay, So this is a blessing for everybody And then afterward if people have a blessing they want to say for Bob or something they want to share This this is John O'Donohue and I thought he was appropriate for St Patrick’s and he's it's very beautiful Blessed be the longing that brought you here and quicken your soul with wonder May you have the courage to listen to the voice of desire that disturbs you when you have settled for something safe May you have the wisdom to enter generously into your own unease to discover the new direction your longing wants you to take May the forms of your belonging in love creativity and friendship be equal to the grandeur and the call of your soul May the one you long for long for you May your dreams gradually reveal the destination of your desire May a secret providence guide your thoughts and nurture your feeling May your mind inhabit your life with the sureness with which your body inhabits the world May your heart never be haunted by ghost structures of old damage I think that's great isn't it Mhm May you come to accept your longing as divine urgency May you know the urgency with which God longs for you What is the title of that That's so beautiful I wonder Yeah I love his stuff Yeah that one is beauty [Music]
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