These, these are the ones who walked with me

where no others would come.

These are the ones who have refused to loo upon me.

These are the ones who have come near.

 

These are the ones who have shown me your face.

These are the ones who have touched me with your nearness.

These are the ones who have incarnated your justice.

These are the ones who have mediated your presence.

I am trembling.                                                                                                                                       I am thankfull.

Nicola Slee

(Uit: Friends and Enemies,   Ruth Burgess, Glasgow 2003)

Gezegd bij de bijeenkomst van de Iona regiogroep ‘Utrechtse Heuvelrug’ toen we op 16 december  2018 onze gestorven vriend Jan herdachten.