Purred: Sat Dec 29, '07 4:49pm PST |
 |  |  |  | I'm so sorry. This month, I lost my best friend, a senior horse named Diamond. I still miss him terribly. Ruby knows how much you love her. Someone sent me these when I lost my special friend. God bless, Eva and Liza
A Parting Prayer
Dear Lord, please open your gates
and call St. Francis
to come escort this beloved companion
across the Rainbow Bridge.

Assign her to a place of honor,
for she has been a faithful servant
and has always done her best to please me.

Bless the hands that send her to you,
for they are doing so in love and compassion,
freeing her from pain and suffering.

Grant me the strength not to dwell on my loss.
Help me remember the details of her life
with the love she has shown me.
And grant me the courage to honor her
by sharing those memories with others.

Let her remember me as well
and let her know that I will always love her.
And when it's my time to pass over into your paradise,
please allow her to accompany those
who will bring me home.

Thank you, Lord,
for the gift of her companionship
and for the time we've had together.

And thank you, Lord,
for granting me the strength
to give her to you now.

Amen.

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The Last Battle
If it should be that I grow frail and weak 

And pain should keep me from my sleep,

Then will you do what must be done,

For this -- the last battle -- can't be won. 

You will be sad I understand,

But don't let grief then stay your hand, 

For on this day, more than the rest,

Your love and friendship must stand the test. 

We have had so many happy years,

You wouldn't want me to suffer so.

When the time comes, please, let me go. 

Take me to where to my needs they'll tend, 

Only, stay with me till the end 

And hold me firm and speak to me

Until my eyes no longer see.

I know in time you will agree

It is a kindness you do to me. 

Although my tail its last has waved,

From pain and suffering I have been saved.

Don't grieve that it must be you

Who has to decide this thing to do; 

We've been so close -- we two -- these years, 

Don't let your heart hold any tears. 

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