Gumdrop

I brought this little guy in to the vet yesterday.  His little body weighed just 3 pounds.  He was half the size of what he should have been at what they estimated him at 8-10 months old.  Dr. Boehm took a look at him, as he stopped in to say hello just after his blood was drawn for a leukemia test, and he said his gums were very white, that he looked anemic.  After a bit, Dr.  Ennis came in with the very sad news.  I said my goodbyes to Gumdrop as he lay still on the table, and his little soul went straight up to heaven!  Rest in peace my sweet Gumdrop.  Here is a sweet prayer I found in honor of my little Gumdrop, and his sweet short life that he lived.

A Parting Prayer

Dear Lord, please open your gates
and call St. Francis
to come escort this beloved companion
across the Rainbow Bridge.


Assign him to a place of honor,
for he has been a faithful servant
and has always done his best to please me.

Bless the hands that send him to you,
for they are doing so in love and compassion,
freeing him from pain and suffering.

Grant me the strength not to dwell on my loss.
Help me remember the details of his life
with the love he has shown me.


And grant me the courage to honor him
by sharing those memories with others.

Let him remember me as well
and let him know that I will always love him.

And when it's my time to pass over into your paradise,
please allow him to accompany those
who will bring me home.

Thank you, Lord,
for the gift of his companionship
and for the time we've had together.

And thank you, Lord,
for granting me the strength
to give him to you now.

Amen.