On September 6, 2019, our good friend "Espo" went to the other side... I'm reposting this to remember! Missing "Espo" Back in September 2019 good friends and family gathered together to console each other on the passing of a dear friend, Jim Esposito. Before his death, Jim requested that I preside over his wake service. As I think about the friends we miss, I decided to post the framework of my remembrance the night of his wake. The room was filled with emotion, especially considering the impact of 9/11 on all of us. September 11, 2019 Tonight, we both celebrate Jim’s life, and his birth to eternal life. I find wake services very difficult, I’m uneasy and often don’t know what to say. Tonight, we share the void in our hearts of Jim’s absence and look for the hope of the promises made at our baptisms by Jesus. That he has a place set aside for us. In speaking with Jim’s family, the doctor’s described his condition as an enigma. Through
Short essays with #heartwarming, feel-good insights. My hope and prayer are that these articles, from one man’s perspective, might encourage all to live a life of love, and truth, to be encouraged to speak out against injustice. Most of all I believe all of us are born with dignity, an imprint of the Divine Source of Love who created us to recognize and share this light of love.
