Monday, September 17, 2007

Prayer - Welcome Into Heaven

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Lana of Knit and Pray shared the following beautiful prayer in the post about my dear grandma's passing. I would like to share it with you:

"Welcome Into Heaven"

Receive, Lord, the souls of your servants who come home to you. Clothe them with a heavenly garment and wash them in the holy fountain of everlasting life, so that they may be glad with the glad, wise with the wise.

Let them take their seats among the crowned martyrs, move among the patriarchs and prophets, and follow Christ in the company of the apostles.

Let them contemplate the splendor of God among the angels and archangels; let them rejoice within the gleaming walks of paradise; let them have knowledge of the divine mysteries and find the brightness of God among the cherubim and seraphim.

Let them wash their robes together with those who wash their garments in the fountain of lights; and knocking, find the gates of heavenly Jerusalem open to them. Let them see God face to face in that company, and savor the ineffable strains of celestial music. Amen.

4 comments:

  1. What a beautiful and inspiring prayer! Thanks for sharing it, Esther.

    God bless you!

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  2. I'm glad you liked it too Jean.
    God bless

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  3. Glad you liked it to Alexandra!

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