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<\/a>Pilgrim Path, the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, Northumberland<\/p><\/div>\n
\u201cThen they cried out to the LORD in their trouble,<\/p>\n
and he brought them out of their distress.<\/p>\n
He stilled the storm to a whisper;<\/p>\n
the waves of the sea were hushed.<\/p>\n
They were glad when it grew calm,<\/p>\n
and he guided them to their desired haven.\u201d<\/p>\n
Psalm 107: 28-30<\/p>\n
Rob and I have planned and paid for our funerals, written our wills and made life as easy as possible for our loved ones when we eventually leave this life and go to the next great adventure with God.<\/p>\n
These are the songs I have chosen, starting with that amazing song which is the most sung in UK churches in the past few years\u2026.\u2018In Christ Alone\u2019, then:-<\/p>\n
\u2018Amazing grace\u2019 (blues version), \u2018And can it be\u2019, \u2018Beautiful Saviour, wonderful Counsellor\u2019(All my days), \u2018Thine be the Glory\u2019, \u00a0\u2018Before the throne of God above,\u2019 \u00a0\u2018Breathe on me, Breath of God\u2019.<\/p>\n
This is NOT \u201cmorbid\u201d as some people say, but facing the absolute truth that this world is not our home, one day we shall leave it for our final destination. We choose not to be in denial as to our mortality but to accept it as inevitable, but not to dwell on it.<\/p>\n
One of the songs that I have chosen is to be played, not sung by those gathered, to celebrate my life. It is from Jeff Johnson\u2019s \u2018Navigatio\u2019 album. This album follows Brendan the Navigator’s spiritual and earthly journeys, possibly even to America, in http:\/\/www.pilgrimpath.net\/?p=408<\/a> I have written some details of this Celtic saint.<\/p>\n This is the song. I could only find this clip so ignore the space pictures -If you go to one minute in on this You Tube they begin playing it.<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iDPW-r_lPEc<\/a><\/p>\n These are the words:<\/p>\n I’ve earned my sin Nearly spent my soul<\/p>\n I’ve lost my way until now<\/p>\n At the world’s edge I have found a door<\/p>\n At the world’s edge I can see again<\/p>\n So let my ship sail like Brendan’s<\/p>\n Let it carry me home<\/p>\n May the three guide my passage<\/p>\n Towards the island of light<\/p>\n So let my ship sail like Brendan’s<\/p>\n Let it carry me home<\/p>\n May the three guide my passage<\/p>\n Towards the island of hope<\/p>\n I’ve earned my sin Nearly spent my soul<\/p>\n I’ve lost my way until now<\/p>\n At the world’s edge I have found a door<\/p>\n At the world’s edge I can see again I can see again I can see again<\/p>\n Our lives are a pilgrimage, an exciting, scary, amazing journey with God – which death does not end. We have been praying for family and friends lately, who have been very ill, and some who are going through, or facing, the rigors of cancer treatment, many with uncertainty as to the medical outcome. This morning, at home, in … Continue reading
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