CHRIST IN WINTER: Reflections on Faith from a place of
winter For the Years of Winter…
Not many couples any more will celebrate an anniversary
under the sign of the double nickel. People get married later in life and don’t
stay married as long. Helen and I are blessed to be in the last generation where
50 years of marriage is an expectation. Today marks 55 years for us. [I’m sure
she would like for me to point out that she was a child bride.] It seems a good
time to repost the lyrics to a song I wrote…
I’LL WALK THE LAST MILE WITH YOU
On the bright white floral morning
When we could see forever
And the path was paved with blossoms for our feet
We clasped our hands together
And this is what I whispered
I’ll walk the last mile with you
I’ll walk the last mile with you
Wherever
this road takes us
In sunshine or in rain
In gladness or in pain
I’ll walk the last mile with you
On those chill still rainy mid-days
When storm clouds gathered o’er us
And the way was only mud beneath our feet
We linked our arms together
And this is what I stammered
I’ll walk the last mile with you
I’ll walk the last mile with you
Wherever
this road takes us
In sunshine or in rain
In gladness or in pain
I’ll walk the last mile with you
On this low slow lingering evening
When the light is growing dimmer
And the road is long behind our weary feet
We shall press our lips together
And with our fading breath say
I’ll walk the last mile with you.
I’ll walk the last mile with you
Wherever
this road takes us
In sunshine or in rain
In gladness or in pain
I’ll walk the last mile with you
John Robert McFarland
Old friends Pat and Lyndon Dean asked for permission to
print this on the bulletins for their funeral services.
The “place of winter” mentioned in the title line is Iron
Mountain, in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, where life is defined by winter even
in the summer!
You don’t have to bookmark or favorite the CIW URL to
return here. Just Google Christ In Winter and it will show up at the top of the
page.
I have also started an author blog, about writing, in
preparation for the publication, by Black Opal Books, of my novel, VETS, in
late 2014 or early 2015. For some reason it does not appear when Googled, even
though it’s a Google blog. http://johnrobertmcfarland-author.blogspot.com/
I tweet as yooper1721.
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