Walking back to life I look down at the bed and say, A Friend on wheels you getting up to-day?” “Aren’t and then I potter, hoping you’ll Is it strange, or slightly bizarre get in my way To give a name to a car? whilst emptiness Can an object of steel declares that has robbed me. Know the way that we feel As we travel to places afar? I try to tidy tidiness, adjust myself to timelessness, And yet, a lot of us do and take each memory from its Call them Sarah, or Ruby, or Sue, as tears caress Or Albert or Fred ethereal Or Harvey or Jed that, from Heaven’s shore, would draw Or Bertie, or Billie, or Blue! me. But, whether it’s scruffy, or smart And then I sit down in my chair We’re always quite sorry to part; where memory becomes a prayer And we care how it of thankfulness for all we had. Our dear friend on wheels Then, from despair, And we’re certain it has a warm heart! I find myself walking back to life more boldly. By Nigel Beeton By Sam Doubtfire a former vicar of Keswick Crossword Puzzle Clues Across 1 and 20 Down of all , Lord of all , whose trust, ever ‘Lord — — child-like, no cares could destroy’ (11,3) question to a fighting Hebrew labourer: are you 9 ‘Why — your fellow Hebrew?’ (Exodus 2:13) (7) 10 Acclaimed cellist who contracted multiple sclerosis at the height of her fame, Jacqueline (2,3) — 11 even the sun was set, the sick, O Lord, around thee lay’ (3) ‘At — 13 A descendant of Gad (Numbers 26:16) (4) not Jerusalem, but for the gift my Father promised’ 16 ‘Do — (Acts 1:4) (4) 17 Clambers (Jeremiah 48:44) (6) 18 response to questioning by the Sanhedrin: must ‘We — God rather than men!’ (Acts 5:29) (4) 20 Christian paraplegic author, artist and campaigner, Eareckson —
Walking back to life I look down at the bed and say, “Aren’t you getting up to-day?” and then I potter, hoping you’ll get in my way whilst emptiness declares that has robbed me. I try to tidy tidiness, adjust myself to timelessness, and take each memory from its as tears caress ethereal that, from Heaven’s shore, would draw me. And then I sit down in my chair where memory becomes a prayer of thankfulness for all we had. Then, from despair, I find myself walking back to life more boldly. By Sam Doubtfire a former vicar of Keswick A Friend on wheels Is it strange, or slightly bizarre To give a name to a car? Can an object of steel Know the way that we feel As we travel to places afar? And yet, a lot of us do Call them Sarah, or Ruby, or Sue, Or Albert or Fred Or Harvey or Jed Or Bertie, or Billie, or Blue! But, whether it’s scruffy, or smart We’re always quite sorry to part; And we care how it Our dear friend on wheels And we’re certain it has a warm heart! By Nigel Beeton Crossword Puzzle Clues Across 1 and 20 Down ‘Lord of all — , Lord of all — , whose trust, ever child-like, no cares could destroy’ (11,3) 9 question to a fighting Hebrew labourer: ‘Why are you — your fellow Hebrew?’ (Exodus 2:13) (7) 10 Acclaimed cellist who contracted multiple sclerosis at the height of her fame, Jacqueline — (2,3) 11 ‘At even — the sun was set, the sick, O Lord, around thee lay’ (3) 13 A descendant of Gad (Numbers 26:16) (4) 16 ‘Do not Jerusalem, but — for the gift my Father promised’ (Acts 1:4) (4) 17 Clambers (Jeremiah 48:44) (6) 18 response to questioning by the Sanhedrin: ‘We must — God rather than men!’ (Acts 5:29) (4) 20 Christian paraplegic author, artist and campaigner, — Eareckson
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