A reading from the Book of Proverbs
Who shall find a valiant wife - a woman of strength? A pearl of great price is she.
Her husband's heart has confidence in her and benefits from her wise counsel.
She initiates good not evil, every day of her life.
She opens her heart to the needy, she is generous to the poor.
Yet she does not neglect her families' needs nor priorities of her own.
She is known for her dignity and strength. She laughs at the days to come.
She often speaks with wisdom and she teaches in a kindly way.
Those who are close to her praise her. Her family extols her.
Many are the women of proven worth, but you have excelled them all.
Charm is deceptive and beauty fleeting, the woman who is wise is the one to praise.
These verses read this morning by Jackie's daughter Maria are so fitting. Jackie was a precious pearl and we will miss her so much. We met Jackie in 1968 and have been close friends since. We are family. We have shared baptisms, birthdays, picnics, First Communions and weddings. There are so many memories. This is a difficult time, but Lord, we are all so thankful for the gift of Jackie in our lives.
2 comments:
Nice job. A fitting tribute. She will truly be missed
I know we prayed for her and her family faithfully every week and for 5 years she was part of our lives, even though we did not personally know her as you did. I am sure that the Lord in His great mercy and love, opened up the gates of Heaven for her to walk through and she is with Him to walk in the new light.
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