A prayer request

Please, if you could, will you join me in prayer for the departed soul of Darren's grandpa? He passed away rather quickly and unexpectedly last night. We received word late yesterday afternoon that the end was likely near, and by bedtime, he was gone. I thought it strange, for a while, that for the entire evening I had this vaguely familiar sensation of expectant anticipation, but then I realized that the feeling I had was uncannily similar to that which I've experienced in the past, while waiting for the news of birth when family and friends have been in labor. It was when Darren's dad called to tell us of the passing that I finally understood: I had, in a sense, been waiting for news of a birth. One from this life into the next, for in dying we are born to eternal life. But while the thought of that peace is a source of great comfort, I know that he will be terribly missed by those on this earth who still love him very much. "What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us." (Helen Keller)

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord.
And may perpetual light shine upon him.
Amen.