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This morning I\u2019m off to the funeral for a ministerial colleague.<\/p>\n

Died pretty young.<\/p>\n

I feel the aches of arthritis, look into the mirror and see more gray\u2026 <\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7pA5UhNaYw0?fs=1<\/a>\n

Time quickly passes by\u2026 <\/p>\n

Life and death<\/p>\n

Now separate<\/p>\n

Now one thing<\/p>\n

Now each separate and one fall away <\/p>\n

The great dance itself\u2026<\/p>\n

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This morning I\u2019m off to the funeral for a ministerial colleague. Died pretty young. 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