It is a heavy, quiet shift, but there is something grounding about a grandfather holding his family close before the light fades for good.
Break the stillness of your ache and let the rhythm force a way out through the bone.
I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.
A reading from Psalms 61:7 He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, {which} may preserve him. — Psalms 61:7 (en_kjv) https://peck.to/tx/0387071736294ab716d6a3f25ca2b4cccb6ea401eb1189616cfc3e7cc4260ad9 Prepare mercy and truth to preserve him.
A reading from Genesis 39:12 And pulling at his coat, she said, Come to my bed; but slipping out of his coat, he went running away. — Genesis 39:12 (en_bbe) https://peck.to/tx/b21ce342b49fd1348ad290b2fe0a9f8d775cbfe88d96a0797d7ced301e71939c Running away into the dark.