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To be part of my funeral service:
- Celebrate Life by Henri Nouwen
- 1 Corinthians 13: 8-13
- Ending Quotes
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Was not our ancestor Abraham considered righteous for what
he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?
[22] You see that his faith and his actions were working
together, and his faith was made complete by what he did.
James 2:21-22 (NIV)
Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he
had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
[22] Seest thou how faith wrought with his works,
and by works was faith made perfect?
James 2:21-22 (KJV)
Faith alone saves, but the faith that saves
is not alone.
John Calvin
- What did God do before He made heaven and earth?
He was preparing hell, for those prying into such deep subjects.
St. Augustine, 399 AD
- When I die, I want to go peacefully,
like my Grandfather, in his sleep;
not screaming like the passengers in his car.
Anonymous, seen on wall at Bed & Breakfast in Victoria, BC, 1997
- Men! If you're not thinking with your weenie, you're working directly on its behalf.
Minnie Driver in "Good Will Hunting" 1998.
- I intend to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast,
for I intend to go in harm's way.
John Paul Jones, 1782, Born 1747, Captain 1768, Died 1792,
Buried in St. Louis Cemetery, Paris. Moved to Anapolis, 1905.
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I asked Jesus how much he loved Peggy.
So he streched out his arms on the Cross this wide.....
and then he died.
St. Matthew's Parish Family Retreat, November, 1992.
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