Gift of Remembrance

On December 3, 2009, Mercy Care invited families of our former patients, as well as the public, to attend an annual Candlelight Memorial Ceremony at Christ the Servant Lutheran Church, to come together and honor the memory of those that they loved and lost.

One particularly meaningful portion of the service touched so many in attendance, that they asked us to publish it here. Each in attendance was asked to take one stone and keep it with them as a constant friend and reminder that God’s Love is matchless in majesty, unparalleled in power and there is no darkness that It cannot dispel.

When it comes to mending the broken heart, perhaps the great sage Lao Tzu put it best when he said, “Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.”

Thus, it has been observed, that God has invested Nature with a cure for every ill. Throughout most of human history, for example, the vast majority of our medicines have come from plants. And who has not been soothed by a warming sun, calmed by a tranquil sea or comforted, after the storm, by the “sweet silver song of the lark”?

The fabric of the Earth is also said to be curative, and since antiquity, many minerals and gems have been hailed as natural healers. Whether they actually possess such powers or simply symbolize the restorative grace of God’s Love is a mystery that each one of us must delve for our self.

But to speed the healing journey you have begun tonight, we give you each a gem of the Earth—that you might find peace in your heart and hope for ever after:

And what are these gems?

  • First there is apple-green Jade, formed in the cores of mountains and tenacious. With its serene and calming energy, it confers acceptance and forgiveness.

  • Then, there is azure-blue Sodalite, the principal part of Lapis Lazuli; said by the ancients to unlock mysteries and clear away all fog and emotional confusion.

  • Third, as if to catch a falling sunset, we have Rose Quartz, pink in hue and suffused with gentle energy—it is said to heal every injury of the heart and to release the gift of love.

  • Now I give you Agate: so faithful it preserves in beauty and precise detail the wood of ancient trees and the bones of dinosaurs. Prized as a bringer of prosperity, good health and happiness, it promotes truth and confers courage.

  • And here is Hematite, made in the seas when the world was young and the first flush of oxygen turned the skies from red to blue. With its argent brilliance and great density, it brings balance and grounding even in the roughest winds of fortune.

  • Finally, a gem of the first water, is Rock Crystal, — clear and pure — and yet so modern it is the heart of every computer. Said to harness Universal Energy, it sweeps away pain and brings unrivaled clarity of mind.

    May you find peace in your heart and hope for ever after.

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