09 February 2009
Today, my uncle Lee will be removed from the ventilator he has been on since late Friday afternoon. Please pray for his soul, his family (immediate and extended), and for family cohesiveness during this time of trial and testing. This is a time when our family will be tested deeply. The fractures that exist in a primarily Jehovah's Witness family where my uncle did not believe in God, one of my cousins and one aunt are non denominational Christians, and I am Catholic will be tested due to the religious differences and our sinful nature since the fall of Adam and Eve. Although I do not believe in the use of ventilators when a person cannot make it, I pray this time has given his soul a chance to find the peace he did not have on this earth. I cannot put into words the hurt that exists and simply pray, Kyrie Eleison Me, Lord have mercy on me. Most especially, Lord have mercy on my uncle and our family. May the hurt and division heal instead of dividing us.







