We Are One

On the March 4, 2013, a family experienced a great loss where the great aunt (73), and two cousins (54 and 51) were all shot and killed by the aunt's grandsond (28) who suffers from a mental illness.  In preparation for the funeral, I was asked to write a word of inspiration for the family to be included in the obiturary.

As I woke up this morning, I found myself somehow reciting the following poem that has never been written until now. In my spiritual obedience, I rolled over, put my feet on the floor, and committed to putting these words on paper.  As part of my own healing process and my prayer for other families dealing with mental illness, gun violence, and sudden/multiple deaths, I share this poem with the world.

"We Are One"
Written by: Angela Dye
March 8, 2013


Sometimes…
A moment comes a long with no earthly reason
No logical explanation
And no real definable course of action.
And in that single moment,
In all of the vibrations that have been set into motion,
We each look inside of ourselves
Individually unable able to find the single answer.
We then look outward
Tapping into the collective force that surrounds us

And we say…
We are family… we are one.

In that moment,
The world stands still,
Frozen,
Waiting
To understand how it... this single moment
Will leave finger prints on the human soul.
On friends
Neighbors
And even strangers.
That is when spirit,
With a light that has never been fully seen
Comes to the surface
Bringing us even closer together

And we say…
We are family… we are one.

To the four souls who have started a new journey,
Three only to be accessed in our minds
And one that waits to be touched by our embrace,
We are reminded how great we are
To stand together,
With no real words of explanation
But no real divisions either
With a full heart and pure love

We say…
We are family… we are one.

To God Almighty,
Our Heavenly Father
We submit to Your sovereignty
We embrace Your permissive will
We trust in Your omniscience
And we tap into Your grace.

United together in our faith
We worship You.
We secretly ask for forgiveness
For that which we have yet to release unto You
And thank You for the opportunity
To say to ourselves
To the world
To each other
And to You…

We are family… we are one.