“If you have a mom, there is nowhere you are likely to go where a prayer has not already been.”
― Robert Brault
My mother died 11 years ago. She was ready to go and I was with her when she died. Being present at her death was one of the most sacred moments of my life. Sad? Of course. But it would have been even sadder to watch her die slowly in pain.
The song I am sharing with you, Angels Never Die, was written during the year before my mom died. It let me finish it right before she left this world. I was able to sing it to her the day she died. When I finished she said with the last bit of pure Shirley-ness she had left in her, “I really like that!”
My mom really liked and believed in me. There was never a place I went where her prayer had not preceded me. She is still with me, and I still reach for the phone sometimes to share some good news.
Here is Angels Never Die with my blessings.