Mother's day - Pandemic Prayer + " You Can't Make Old Friends"

IF THERE WERE NO MOTHERS

When you were born you looked up into your mother's eyes with curiosity and fright. As she held you and rocked you, the feeling of fright disappeared and it was then that you first experienced that wonderful feeling of love.

If there were no Mothers...
There would be no one to cross me safely across the street,
No one to give me lollipops,
No one to wipe away the tears when I fall and scrape my knee.
There would be no one to sit by my bedside when I am not feeling well,
No one to help shield me from pain and disappointment.
There would be no one to give me hugs and kisses.
There would be no one to give me unconditional love,
And tell me that everything will be okay.
There would be no one to talk to
And discuss the joys and sorrows of living in this painful world.
No one to get advice from.
There would be no one to love!

Mothers are very special people.
They put their lives on hold to perform the most difficult and thankless job.
My mother is the person I respect most in this world
And I cannot imagine living in a world without my Mommy!
I LOVE YOU MOM!

This is the time to be slow,

Lie low to the wall

Until the bitter weather passes.

Try, as best you can, not to let

The wire brush of doubt

Scrape from your heart

All sense of yourself

And your hesitant light.

If you remain generous,

Time will come good;

And you will find your feet

Again on fresh pastures of promise,

Where the air will be kind

And blushed with beginning.

JOHN O'DONOHUE

Excerpt from his books, To Bless the Space Between Us

"You Can't Make Old Friends"
(duet with Dolly Parton)

What will I do when you are gone?
Who's gonna tell me the truth?
Who's gonna finish the stories I start
The way you always do?

When somebody knocks at the door
Someone new walks in
I will smile and shake their hands
But you can't make old friends

You can't make old friends
Can't make old friends
It was me and you, since way back when
But you can't make old friends

How will I sing when you are gone?
Cause it wont sound the same
Who will join in on those harmony parts
When I call your name?

You can't make old friends
Can't make old friends
It was you and me, since way back when
But you can't make old friends

When Saint Peter opens the gate
And you come walking in
I will be there just waiting for you
Cause you can't make old friends
Cause you can't make old friends

When I am out on the stage all alone
And I hear the music begin
We all know the show must go on
But you can't make old friends

You can't make old friends
Can't make old friends
And you and me, will be young again
You can't make old friends
You and me, will be together again
Cause we both know, we will still be old friends

You can't make old friends
Not the way we have always been