Eternal Rest…

grant unto her, O Lord. And may Your perpetual light shine upon her.

A friend of ours passed away this week and her funeral was today.  Her name was Sherri Davis. She was a beautiful witness of faith and hope.  And every time you spoke to her, the love of God and our Blessed Mother couldn’t help but shine through.  She died after a long battle with cancer leaving 4 children and her husband behind.  Her two older children were perhaps a few years younger than Adam and I.  Her two younger children are still in school.  As  Christians we should rejoice that she is in the loving arms of Our Lord and Lady.  But you can’t help but feel sorrow for losing such a beloved woman especially when you see her 14 year old daughter overcome with grief.

I met Sherri about 6 years ago when I attended Christ Renews His Parish at our church. She was on the team giving the retreat.  It seems like yesterday she and her family were at our wedding and house blessing.  Thanks to the Davis family, we have the lovely statue of St. Francis in our back yard.

The last time we saw her was the day of Gianna’s baptism.  Her family was going to confession as we were getting ready for Gianna’s baptism.  I remember that the faces of her husband and children were worn.  But hers was so full of life even in the midst of her suffering.  She was so happy and pleased to do God’s will…to offer up all her suffering for her friends and family.  Grace radiated through her and her prayers for others.  And not thinking of herself at all, she gave us a gift of the song of the Little Flower that had been recorded at St. Teresa’s parish school.  She would always say that every time she thought of St. Therese, she would think of our family and our little Therese.

Our Therese drew a picture for her the other week when we found out she was in ICU.  It was of Sherri and Jesus walking under a rainbow.  I certainly think that Sherri is there right now.

Please pray for her family.