Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

Home
Catholic
Until We Meet Again…

Until We Meet Again…

Last updated on: November 30, 2022 at 1:07 am by Mark Wilson

Until We Meet Again… 2022-11-30T01:07:36-05:00 Mark Wilson

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

It’s 1:42 AM in the morning when I start to write this particular post.
The snow seems to have stopped falling and I could go out and shovel it.
It’s not deep but I like to keep the driveway clear.
But I have to get up at 6:00AM to be at work for 7:00 AM. It takes me awhile to get up.

I have a sleeping disorder which prevents me from getting the rest that I need in order to function better during the day.
I have decided to give up looking at FB as much during Lent, but not entirely. I keep in touch with people and find out about current news and events.
And it was browsing on FB that I just discovered that yet another classmate of mine from school has died.
I immediately felt restricted and claustrophobic in my soul.

Because I’m a writer, I felt inspired and so I wrote this post.
Sometimes we don’t remember people till we die.

I needed to have the lights on and I walked around and prayed a chaplet of Divine Mercy for his soul and all the souls of my classmates who have died.
Another person I would never see again in this life. His name was Bill and they are going to have a virtual Zoom memorial service for him in April.
I haven’t heard from this guy in years. We interacted when we were younger as we were in the same class together.
I don’t think we were great friends but we weren’t enemies either.

But I remember him.
I remember Brendon who died a few months ago.
I remember my neighbor and classmate who died a few years ago.
I remember Danny who died right after high school whose funeral I went to.

Jerry General

Several classmates of mine have died.
Several people I know have died.
And they will continue to die.
I won’t know about all of them.
I won’t always get a notice on FB or see the obit in the paper.
If I die they might not know about me.

Last year my friend Pattie Goodale died and her mother and brother died.

I wrote about her death and talked about it in several articles I wrote.

Practicing for Death! MAY 11, 2020

Cleaning Up After Death JUNE 08, 2020

Remembered At Death? JUNE 20, 2020

Preparing For Death JUNE 24, 2020

My mother died in the last several years.

May be an image of 2 people

Someday my sisters will die and my cousins also.

My extended family will die.

My friends who went to my wedding will die.

My coworkers whom I work with on a daily basis will die.

The stranger who takes my order at McDonald’s or who rings up my purchases at Stop and Shop will die.

The internet personalities whom articles I read and Youtube videos I watch will die.

Readers of this article will someday die.

The people I only know from on-line discussions who make great and daft comments will die.

My adoptive daughter will one day die, hopefully not before us and without reconciliation first.

I hope you will let us see our granddaughter at some point. She is a baby now, but hopefully not for a 100 years

she’ll die also.

My beautiful best friend and lover who is my wife will also die someday.

I will die someday.

If I should die I want to say to you my friends, family, classmates, and readers of the Catholic Bard
that I’m glad that I have interacted with you in anyway that I did.
Maybe I haven’t seen you in years or maybe I saw you last week.
Maybe we never meet except online.
Maybe we exchanged words either good or bad regarding a post I wrote.
Maybe we talked in person or on the phone.
Maybe I saw you at the last reunion we had
or the last get-together we had.
Maybe I hugged you at some point or would if I have the chance.

I might never see some of you again.
I might never talk to some of you again.
Maybe I never did to begin with.

I probably missed some people.

Whoever you are and whatever our relationship I want to say I ask God to bless you and I hope to see you again or first time someday.
Either in this life or the next.

I love you all, even those of you who despise me.

It’s now 2:30 AM.

Time to finish up this article and post it and go to bed.

May the road rise to meet you
May the wind be at your back
May the sun shine warm upon your face

May the rain fall softly on your fields
And until we meet again
May you keep safe
In the gentle loving arms of God

For everything there is a season
A time for meeting
A time to say goodbye
In all things
God is near
Always guiding your way

May the road rise to meet you
May the wind be at your back
May the sun shine warm upon your face
May the rain fall softly on your fields
And until we meet again
May you keep safe
In the gentle loving arms of God

For everything there is a season
A time for laughter
A time for tears and pain
In all things
God is near
Always guiding your way

death

personal

Previous Post

February 17, 2021

Companions on the Journey: Lenten Meditations Week 1

Next Post

February 21, 2021 Companions on the Journey: Lenten Meditations Week 2

Browse Our Archives

Select a Category 1889 abortion adoption Advent After Life Angles apologetics Art Awards BCCT bible book review books business Carmelite Catechetics Catholic Actors catholic authors Catholic Bard Catholic Faith Catholic List Catholic Rigorous Vortex Christian Authors Christmas church teaching civil conversation coronavirus Current Events death Different Religions Divine Mercy Easter Education encouragment Entertainment Eucharist Evangelization Event faith Family Life famous people feast day food Fun Stuff Global Church God guest post Harry Potter healing Heck of a Ride Around the Sun history holiday Holy Family Holy Orders Holy Spirit Holy Week hope Humor Interview Ireland Jesus kindle unlimited reflections Last Things Lecto Divina with Kristin Lent Lent/Easter liturgy love marriage Mary Meet the Author Mission Month in Advance Movie Review Movies Movies of the Month Music Narrative Older Writings patheos authors personal Philosophy podcasts poetry political Politics pope prayer Private Revelation pro-life public domain Quotes racial relations racism reflection Religious Life Saints science Scriptural Meditation social justice Social Media spirituality suffering supernatural theology Topics Travel Trivia Tweeting to the Choir Uncategorized universal church Vatican virtue war Week in Review women world religions writing Writing Write Now

Select a Month October 2026 September 2026 August 2026 July 2026 June 2026 May 2026 April 2026 March 2026 February 2026 January 2026 December 2025 November 2025 October 2025 September 2025 August 2025 July 2025 June 2025 May 2025 April 2025 March 2025 February 2025 January 2025 December 2024 November 2024 October 2024 September 2024 August 2024 July 2024 June 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 February 2024 January 2024 December 2023 November 2023 October 2023 September 2023 August 2023 July 2023 June 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December 2022 November 2022 October 2022 September 2022 August 2022 July 2022 June 2022 May 2022 April 2022 March 2022 February 2022 January 2022 December 2021 November 2021 October 2021 September 2021 August 2021 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 May 2020

TAKE THE

Religious Wisdom Quiz

Who said, "Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit"?

Select your answer to see how you score.

Peter Jesus Paul James

Books by This Author Books by Catholic Bard

See All Titles »