Another treasure found!

Written by Susan marie Doyle, 1988:

The Universe yet incomplete on the sixth day
God created her
WOMAN
and God said to her
I shall give to you
A Heart full of Compassion
A Spirit free to Fly with the birds
A Vessel to carry Life into the world
Wisdom to know great truths
Courage to rise out of oppression
Strength to move mountains
Gentleness to kiss the earth
Passion to set the world on fire
Vision to respect the earth that bore you
A playful nature to Dance with the Children
Laugher to fill the valleys
Tears to wash the pain away
Hands for laboring and loving
Intuition to know the unknown
Desire to be that which you were created to be
and God said to her
WOMAN
I have created  you in my Image and Likeness and
YOU ARE GOOD.

Thank you, dear readers, for allowing me to share these treasures with you.  Some of them I haven't read for a very long time and it is like greeting dear, dear friends to read the words again.
Thank you.

Yesterday was a memorable day for a memorial service for the father of one of my dearest friends.  Family members shared his history, his dreams, and the effect he had on each of their lives.  Friends spoke of his influence and the impact his presence had on their lives.  It was a love-filled time and I am grateful to have been a witness to it.
I don't know exactly when the shift occurred between funerals being church services and memorial services being a celebration of life and I do know I heartly embrace the change.  I hope you do, too.
And so, dear ones, we come to the end of another week.  I pray and trust that, for you, it was one in which you can heartily and thankfully say "Thanks for it all!"