Judith & Tory

This Morning we learned of the death of Judith, one of the Funeral Directors at Egan Funeral Home.  Along with Paul Egan, Judith was one of the first people I met when I came to Holy Family Parish.  
She was a dignified strong, and courageous woman. Over the last year and a half she has been battling cancer, which was diagnosed after her return from a long anticipated trip to China.  
One of my many memories of Judith is how she would stay in the Church during a funeral liturgy, and as a faithful Anglican she would come forward during the communion procession for a blessing.
I was able to see Judith at Bethel House on Thursday Afternoon, before one of our Confirmation Celebrations.  It was a time of Grace for me.  Her is a portrait that was hanging in her room there:

Judith and Tory - 1984

Usually we speak of cancer as Limiting, but really 

CANCER IS SO LIMITED …

It cannot cripple LOVE

It cannot shatter HOPE

It cannot corrode FAITH

It cannot eat away PEACE

It cannot destroy CONFIDENCE

It cannot kill FRIENDSHIP

It cannot shut out MEMORIES

It cannot silence COURAGE

It cannot invade the SOUL

It cannot reduce ETERNAL LIFE

It cannot quench the SPIRIT

It cannot lessen the

POWER OF THE RESURRECTION

Peace