Prayer for Joe Spado

My Haiku Dedication to Joe Spado:

Dear God, welcome Joe,

with Your loving open arms

and the kiss of peace. 

Receive, Lord, in tranquility and peace, 

the soul of your servant, Joe Spado, 

who has departed out of this present life to be with you.  

Give him the life that knows no age, 

the good things that do not pass away; 

through Jesus Christ our Lord.

~Adapted from Saint Ignatius Loyola~

I knew Joe only from his blog Round Circle: 

The Truth Is Spoken Here.

However, what I learned from reading 

his posts was that he was a deeply caring man 

who endured physical pain, 

with more than a modicum of humor,

as one can tell from his own profile:

Spadoman

I'm a Renaisance Man. I've been a lot of places and done a lot of things. I tell stories, sometimes, when I'm in the mood or especially when someone asks me. I don't want to believe I have an ego problem, but I admit I have an ego. All I really desire is when you hear that I have passed, I hope you can say, "Too bad, he was a nice guy."

Those of us who followed his blog

will miss him.

And I know from experience

the severe ache, even physical in nature,

of losing a mate.

Yet, I do not presume to know exactly

what his widow and family are experiencing now.

But I do want them to know 

that many of us are praying for them 

and for their husband/father, grandfather’s soul.

God bless you, Joe.

linking to

Rebecca's 

Haiku My Heart