Eric ~
I know you understand that we are all at a loss of words and so wish we could be there to comfort you and your families.
Starting many years ago, my friends and families have all included, "On Eagles' Wings" as tradition in funerals. It seems to bond us in understanding as we all can remember the joy and heartbreak of times before. If you post the time of Caryn's funeral, I will play it here.
God bless you all ... dearly.
On Eagles' Wings
(Michael Joncas)
You who dwell in the shelter of the Lord,
Who abide in His shadow for life,
Say to the Lord: "My refuge,
My rock in whom I trust!"
Chorus: And he will raise you up on eagle's wings,
Bear you on the breath of dawn,
Make you to shine like the sun,
And hold you in the palm of His hand.
The snare of the fowler will never capture you,
And famine will bring you no fear:
Under His wings your refuge,
His faithfulness your shield.
You need not fear the terror of the night,
Nor the arrow that flies by day;
Though thousands fall about you,
Near you it shall not come.
For to His angels He's given a command
To guard you in all of your ways;
Upon their hands they will bear you up,
Lest you dash your foot against a stone.
Adaptation of Psalm 91