Jaclynn's Angel

Jesus watched over you all the days of your life,
Having formed you in your mother's womb.
He knows the joy you brought to your family,
Your tender hugs and smiles from them you learned.

Jesus rejoiced in your kindness which you freely shared with all,
Even those whose hearts were hard and cold.
He heard your quiet prayers for your family.
The Lord will always be with them through the years.

The night I came for you, as a gentle whispering breeze,
I took you in my arms and held you close.
I laid your head against me with tenderness and care.
It was time to bring you home from your sojourn.

As I whispered in your ear you awoke in wondrous awe.
Before the throne of God you now were found.
The angels of heaven rejoiced at your homecoming
While you danced and sang before the Lord.

Looking back I could see the Spirit of the Lord
Dispatching angels of comfort and protection.
Around the family a vanguard of silent sentries
Stand watch as the Lord binds up their wounds.

Jaclynn's Angel

By Glen Alan Woods 17 December 2006

Written in memory of Jaclynn, a nine year old girl who died sometime late Wednesday night in her sleep of a virus which stopped her heart. Her memory will ever live on in mine.