Riverwell Close, Toberona, Dundalk, Louth / Carlingford, Louth

 

John’s Months Mind will be celebrated at Mass on Sunday, February 26th, in
St. Joseph’s Church, Castletown at 12 noon. All very welcome.

 

Footprints
One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was
walking along the beach with the Lord.
Across the sky floated scenes from his life.
For each scene he noticed two sets of footprints in
the sand: one belonging to him, the other to the Lord.
When the last scene of his life flashed before him,
he looked back at the footprints in the sand.
He noticed that many times along the path of his life
there was only one set of footprints.
He also noticed that it happened at the very
lowest and saddest times of his life.
This really bothered him and he questioned the
Lord about it. “Lord you said once I decided to
follow you, you’d walk with me all the way.
But I have noticed that during the most troublesome
times in my life, there is only one set of footprints.
I don’t understand why, when I needed you most,
you would leave me.”
The Lord replied, “My precious, precious child,
I love you and would never leave you.
During your times of trial and suffering,
when you only see one set of footprints,
it was then that I carried you.”

 

John will always be remembered by his partner Marion, his sons Michael, Ian, Mark, Gavin and Seán and daughter Laura, daughters-in-law and son-in-law to Ashleen, Natasha and John and all of his grandchildren, cousins, friends and neighbours.