[Cursillo] Update on Jennings Ruffing

[AnneAbdy at aol.com]

Dear all:
 
As many of you know Jennings Ruffing in Medford is dying. His  wife, Becky 
was my Rectora when I was Vice-Rectora. I was able to free  up Saturday and 
drove to Medford with the hopes of visiting with him early  afternoon. He was 
sleeping so I thought it best not to wake him. I spent about 1  1/2 hours in 
prayer vigil for him while I sat and  said prayers, wrote him a note, wept, and 
said my "goodbyes." I have  been told that he's not eating much now, sleeps most 
of the time and his  medication pretty much "knocks him out." [my words] He 
had a full day yesterday  (Friday) with a group from church singing to him. 
All-in-all, he looked very  peaceful. For those of you who know the Jennings, the 
prayer I prayed: 
 
O Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, who for our sakes  didst 
become a babe in Bethlehem:  We commend unto thy loving care this  servant whom 
thou art calling to thyself. Send thy holy angel to lead him gently  to those 
heavenly habitations where the souls of them that sleep in thee have  
perpetual peace and joy, and fold him in the everlasting arms of thine unfailing  
love: who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, one God, world  
without end.  Amen.   (BCP, South Africa, p.  469)         
 
Continue to ask God to shower his family and Becky with his grace at this  
time.
 
Anne
 



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