I divested myself of despair
and fear when I came here.
Now there is no more catching
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The grave, she lets us know, does not have the final word; darkness does not win, but is overcome by the light of Love, forever alive...
She does not ask for pity and is rather pitiless in her description of death here... death is as much a part of life as birth and she does not give it extra publicity here- she turns instead to God who has kept His promise and clothed her in mercy and light.
My friend, who passed this week Smiles between the lines Of death defined in Notes from the Other Side. Only Jane Kenyon could Capture these images Of life and death so fine.
And now she knows, beyond even these beautiful words...