b'Poems Be at PeaceBeside Your Bedside Donotlookforwardinfeartothe Wesatbesideyourbedside,changesinlife;ratherlooktothemwith ourheartswerecrushedandsore,fullhopethatastheyarise.God,whose wedidourbesttotheend,veryownyouare,willleadyousafely `tilwecoulddonomore.throughallthings;andwhenyoucannot Intearswewatchedyousinkingstandit,GodwillcarryyouinHisarms. wewatchedyoufadeaway,Donotfearwhatmayhappentomorrow, andthoughourheartswerebreaking,thesameeverlastingFatherwhocares weknewyoucouldnotstay.foryoutodaywilltakecareofyouthen Youleftsomeachinghearts,andeveryday.Hewilleithershieldyou thatlovedyoumostsincere;fromsuffering,orwillgiveyou wenevershallandneverwilleverunfailingstrengthtobearit.Beatpeace forgetyou,fatherdear.andputasideallanxiousthoughtsandimaginations. St.FrancisDeSales Beyond the MeadowJustbeyondtheMeadow IfoundmyforeverhomeBeautiful SpiritAsimpleplaceofbeautyAbeautifulspiritendures Whereonlylovegrowsthroughmanytransformations, Itbloomsbecauseofyouandcarrieswithitapatient Andallthememoriesweshareenduranceaperseveranceof Youmadeaworldofdifferencethesoulthatstandsthetestoftime. JustbecauseyoucaredThecolorofourlivesdonot Lookoutthewindowoftenfade,butgrowbrighterwith andcontinuetoplantthoseseedsbecauseeverychangingseason. LoveLivesForeverintheBeautythatAbounds H.GarmanBelieve & Trust Believeandtrust.Throughstarsandsuns, Throughlifeanddeath,throughsouland Butterfly sense, ThebutterflyemergesHiswise,paternalpurposeruns; fromitssilkenshell-ThedarknessofHisprovidence Reborn,itarises,Isstar-litwithbenignintents. nolongerboundtoearth.IknowHeis,andwhatHeis, Freeatlast,thebutterflyglidesWhoseonegreatpurposeisthegood toheightsunknownbefore.Ofall.IrestmysoulonHisImmortalLoveandFatherhood; SodoourlovedonesfindAndtrustHim,asHischildrenshould. abeautifulreleaseJohnGreenleafWhittier as,earthboundnomoretheyleaveoursightandjoyfullyrisetoagardenofmatchlessbeauty,aplaceoflightandpeace.EvelynPhillips 22 | P a g e T a b l eo fC o n t e n t s'