As on a Day of Festival Call it the waters of salvation or the garlands of gladness. Call it the grave-clothes falling away or call it the loosing of the chains. Call it what binds us together: fierce but fragile but fierce. Call it he will rejoice over you with gladness; Call it he will…

For Those Who Walked With Us by Jan Richardson For those who walked with us, this is a prayer. For those who have gone ahead, this is a blessing. For those who touched and tended us, who lingered with us while they lived, this is a thanksgiving. For those who journey still with us in…