Praying
Heavenly Father
She’s fighting to stay,
She’s not giving up
Just yet
Lay upon her your mantle of Grace
Let her know how close you are
How you feel her pain
How you weep with her
How you will soon ease her burden
That you will cradle her, in your loving arms
To the chariot of fire that will take her Home
And the gaping wound her leaving brings
To us
Heal it with your Love
Fill that yawning emptiness with Wisdom
Beyond our understanding
So much so it spills over
Seeping into our Humanness
Reaching to the spirit deep within
Let it speak Truth to this Mystery
Truth we cannot yet know or understand
Give us enough
Enough to Trust
Expand that Trust Lord
Grow it in us
That we can bring our pain to you
Laying it in your Loving hands
Knowing you will respect it
And use it, to heal our Hope
©Denise Stanford-Buller 2017
Within the Vine 
A wonderful tribute for a beautiful woman fighting
Standing with you
Beautiful Denise.