Handmaid VII

Sophie passed into the arms of Our Lord today.
Thank you for your prayers for her, please continue to pray for her and her family as they strive to bring the message of love, compassion and salvation ...even through their grief.
We've all kept tabs with each other and as I spoke with a friend just moments before we heard, we laughed and considered that Sophie's lingering was perhaps due to her gathering as many souls as she could from Purgatory so she could stand before God and plead on their behalf. "Dear God, you know if they'd just been given better formation they would have done so many wonderful things.  Just look at the size of their heart, they're truly, truly people who desire to serve You."  We imagined how many battles she was fighting for the most remote, forgotten souls.  Because that's who Sophie was and is ...a fighter for Christ.
She is a remarkable soul ...radiant in her burning passion and desire to bring as many as she could to Christ.
Hidden, and unburdened by the desire for human respect, she waged a mighty war against a culture that consumes and misleads so many.
Passionate in her quest to defend and save the unborn.
Passionate in her quest to spread the truth of the Eucharist
Passionate in her quest to spread the true meaning of marriage and the welcoming of children
Passionate in her quest to bring souls to reconcile with and before God
Passionate in her compassion to reach the most hardened heart
Passionate in her compassion for all those who suffered
She leaves behind a trail burned by her love and her fight for all of us.
She sought no limelight, no public appearances, no popularity
Where she drew attention she deflected to others, she took credit for nothing
If I could be a fraction of the woman Sophie is ...I will be blessed.
And I am blessed to know her.

Eternal rest grant unto Sophie O' Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon her.  May her soul and the soul of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.  Amen