Rest eternal grant them, O Lord

"In the midst of life we are in death;
from whom can we seek help?"

We hear these words in the Burial Office, reminding us of our dependence on  God's mercy and need for His strength in the midst of our busy lives.  Today we wake to the tragic news of the loss of my friend, and local Vicar of Holy Cross, Fr. Bill Wiseman.
He was taking a friend, to visit her parents in Houston, along with her three children for fall break at school.  A typical, ordinary thing to do, yet in the midst of that death. 

This is a deeply sad time, please remember the Wiseman family, and the Lunn family in your prayers, and pray for the repose of the souls of:

Dr. Rhonda Lunn, 51.
Kathryn Lunn, 16.
Michael Lunn, 14.
Adrienne Lunn, 14.

The Rev. Bill Wiseman Jr., 63.

O God of grace and glory, we remember before You this day the Lunns and Bill Wiseman. We thank you for giving them to us,  their family and friends, to know and to love as a companion on our earthly pilgrimage. In Your boundless compassion, console us who mourn. Give us faith to see in death the gate of eternal life, so that in quiet confidence we may continue our course on earth, until, by Your call, we are reunited with those who have gone before; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Comments

[A Friend]

A memorial has been set up for Bill at:

http://rememberbill.blogspot.com/

[Emily]

I'm so heartsick about all of this. Those children were amazing. I knew them (and Rhonda) through RSCM. Words just fail.

[Kevin Bussey]

I'm sorry to hear about this MIT. Prayers for his loved ones.

[riddle]

amen