Memorial Reflection for Se. Ted Kennedy
It is with sadness that I write this brief reflection as a memorial to a human person with flaws like us all but a person who place the welfare of many above all his concerns.
At 2:00 AM This morning Edward M. Kennedy the premier Democratic Senator from Massachusetts was taken home to join his brothers and sisters John, Robert, Joe, Eunice, and parents in the presence of Almighty God.
A man like all of us who have flaws he did more to champion the underdog, the poor and disadvantaged than most politicians do.
He pushed through bills that improved their lot by fighting for improved wages, dignity for the physical and developmentally challenged and improved education.
He died urging the leaders of our government to pass one of the most important bills that Kennedy has pushed for, Health Care Reform for every citizen of the US.
My prayers are offered up for the repose of his soul and for his wife Vickie, his children and the entire Kennedy family who have lost their patriarch but also for the people of Massachusetts and the Us who have lost a real champion of the average man.
May His soul and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in eternal peace. AMEN
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