{"id":9087,"date":"2025-05-19T15:13:04","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T20:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/?p=9087"},"modified":"2025-05-19T15:13:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T20:13:04","slug":"beloved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/19\/beloved\/","title":{"rendered":"Beloved"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9088\" src=\"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/dg7fg4o-96282a26-6edd-495c-8868-78989d6605c0-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/dg7fg4o-96282a26-6edd-495c-8868-78989d6605c0-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/dg7fg4o-96282a26-6edd-495c-8868-78989d6605c0-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/dg7fg4o-96282a26-6edd-495c-8868-78989d6605c0-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/dg7fg4o-96282a26-6edd-495c-8868-78989d6605c0-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/dg7fg4o-96282a26-6edd-495c-8868-78989d6605c0-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/dg7fg4o-96282a26-6edd-495c-8868-78989d6605c0.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6>\u201cLily Rose, let\u2019s take a walk and talk.\u201d<\/h6>\n<h6>The shepherd gently calls.<\/h6>\n<h6>Aged and slow unafraid and brave\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6>Lily Rose, obeys\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6>With labored strides, not giving in to the weakness<\/h6>\n<h6>Or her body\u2019s demand.<\/h6>\n<h6>She breathes a prayer, and holds tightly to the shepherd\u2019s loving, caring, hand.<\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6>The sun is bright on shaded road; with you Lord, I know I can,<\/h6>\n<h6>Walk and talk with my beloved, you are the True and Faithful one\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6>A tiny breeze begins to blow, the trees sway and leaves flutter to the ground,<\/h6>\n<h6>Without a sound\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6>Angels walk in silence and listen as the good shepherd speaks.<\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6>\u201cLily Rose, hear the birds gently singing? See the flowers that bloom<\/h6>\n<h6>Each and every morning and every afternoon\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6>Remember, life\u2019s a journey and as you walk with me,<\/h6>\n<h6>I\u2019ll show you how to live and grow, among the briars and thistles,<\/h6>\n<h6>Lily Rose.\u201d<\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><em>Lord, I know, my time is coming to a close, but I\u2019ll not give in to the storms that blow\u2026<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>I realize, you are in the wind, that brings and takes away.<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>You are in the rain, that washes all the pain away\u2026<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>You are in the stars and the flowers and all eternity\u2026<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>Good Shepherd, I\u2019ll always walk and talk with thee!<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6>\u201cLily Rose, stay close precious one, you are a blessing to me.\u201d<\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6>The clouds open with the song of a Holy-Angel-Choir<\/h6>\n<h6>A canopy of trees graces each side of Glory Road,<\/h6>\n<h6>While a million tiny birds, sing a tender melody\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6>\u201cCome, Lily Rose, walk with me!\u201d<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: right;\">~Marla Shaw O\u2019Neill May 19, 2025<\/h6>\n<h6><strong><em>Song of Solomon 2:16 King James Version<\/em><\/strong><em> &#8211; My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies.<\/em><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cLily Rose, let\u2019s take a walk and talk.\u201d The shepherd gently calls. Aged and slow unafraid and brave\u2026 Lily Rose, obeys\u2026 With labored strides, not giving in to the weakness Or her body\u2019s demand. She breathes a prayer, and holds tightly to the shepherd\u2019s loving, caring, hand. 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