Omaha Chapter of The Compassionate Friends
8th Worldwide Candlelighting
Omaha Children’s Museum
December 12, 2004

Lighting of Candles

Welcome – Cheri Menter

The Compassionate Friends Legacy--
John DeBoer, Co-founder of the Omaha Chapter

Our Children—Rejoice because we have known love.

Siblings--
Mary Vondra, Ted E Bear Hollow

Announcements--Anne Lloyd

You may take the candle you lit to light at your holiday table or other remembrance times.
When you blow out your candle, take the flame of it into your heart
and remember the love of your child.

Dearest Mom and Dad
When you wonder the meaning of life and love,
Know that I am with you.
Close your eyes and feel me kissing you in the gentle breeze across your cheek.
When you begin to doubt that you shall ever see me again,
Quiet your mind and hear me.
Iam the whisper of the heavens speaking of your love.
When you lose your identity, when you question who you are and where you are going,
Open your heart and see me.
Iam the twinkle in the stars smiling down upon you lighting the path for your journey.
When you awaken each morning not remembering your dreams,
But feeling content and serene,
Know that I am with you, filling your nights with thoughts of me.
When you linger in the remnant pain, wholeness seeming so unfamiliar,
Think of me. Know that I am with you,
Touching you through shared tears of a gentle friend,
Easing the pain as the sunrise illuminates the desert sky.
In that breathtaking brilliance, awaken your spirit.
Think of our time together, all too brief, but ever brilliant.
When you are certain of us together,
When you are certain of your destiny,
Know that God created that moment in time
Just for us.
I am with you always.

The Compassionate Friends
571-4011 www.tcfomaha.org
Meetings 1st Wednesday of the month