Easter.....

I was given this homily recently by a caring person. It has a special significance for me on this first Easter without my Dad......

"Father into your hands I commend my spirit. Having said this, he breathed his last", Luke23:46

If you have been with someone when he or she breathed the last breath, you know the power of that breath. For some it is peaceful, while others struggle to the very last exhale. The creed tells us that our only hope in life and death is that we belong to God! In Luke, the acquaintances of Jesus stood and watched. We are invited into an intimate moment with God---to draw close, to watch and to listen for the last word and breath.

I continue to give thanks that I was with my Dad when he breathed his last breath, and that it was peaceful......