The Loss of a Friend
Rest eternal grant them, O Lord
"In the midst of life we are in death;
from whom can we seek help?"
We hear these words in the Burial Office, reminding us of our dependence on God's mercy and need for His strength in the midst of our busy lives. Today we wake to the tragic news of the loss of my friend, and local Vicar of Holy Cross, Fr. Bill Wiseman.
He was taking a friend, to visit her parents in Houston, along with her three children for fall break at school. A typical, ordinary thing to do, yet in the midst of that death.
This is a deeply sad time, please remember the Wiseman family, and the Lunn family in your prayers, and pray for the repose of the souls of:
Dr. Rhonda Lunn, 51.
Kathryn Lunn, 16.
Michael Lunn, 14.
Adrienne Lunn, 14.
The Rev. Bill Wiseman Jr., 63.
O God of grace and glory, we remember before You this day the Lunns and Bill Wiseman. We thank you for giving them to us, their family and friends, to know and to love as a companion on our earthly pilgrimage. In Your boundless compassion, console us who mourn. Give us faith to see in death the gate of eternal life, so that in quiet confidence we may continue our course on earth, until, by Your call, we are reunited with those who have gone before; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
posted by mark at
9:20 AM
1 Comments:
I didn't know Rev. Wiseman but I did know Dr. Lunn. In 1987 I was referred to Dr. Lunn because my doctor didn't deliver babies anymore. She didn't get to deliver my son because she was on vacation but as soon as she got back she came to see me. She did deliver my daughter in 1991 just a couple of months before she had her daughter. My daughter was 16 hours of labor and although I'd given birth before I was scared. She would rub my leg or my back just to make me feel better. I couldn't have anything for pain and almost bled to death afterwards. She really did save my life. Let me just say it was hereditary what happened and had nothing to do with anything she did or didn't do. I had to stop seeing her due to insurance reasons when she was pregnant with the twins but I've never forgotten in all the visits through the two pregnancies that I did see her how loving she was. She was just a wonderful person inside and out. I have thought of her often and would have liked to have gone to see her again but I wasn't able to have any more children so I didn't go back. I regret not getting to know her better. I should have known why she was so sweet. To all her close friends and family my prayers and thoughts go out to you.
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