Obituary

Dearest Amanda,
Though your sudden, accidental death at the age of 35, on March 10, was a great shock to us all, our only comfort, our only consolation is knowing that your soul lives on and we will meet again in the eternal realms of God.
“To hold that the spirit is annihilated upon the death of the body is to imagine that a bird imprisoned in a cage would perish if the cage were to be broken, though the bird has nothing to fear from the breaking of the cage. This body is even as the cage and the is like the bird…. Therefore, should the cage be broken, the bird would not only continue to exist but its senses would be heightened, its perception would be expanded, and its joy would grow more intense. ‘Abdu’l-Baha, Some Answered Questions, bahai.org
“The soul is not a combination of elements, it is not composed of many atoms, it is of one indivisible substance and therefore eternal. It is entirely out of the order of the physical creation; it is immortal!” ‘Abdu’l-Baha, Paris Talks, bahai.org “CREATE in me a pure heart, O my God, and renew a tranquil conscience within me, O my Hope! Through the spirit of power confirm Thou me in Thy Cause, O my BestBeloved, and by the light of Thy glory reveal unto me Thy path, O Thou the Goal of my desire! Through the power of Thy transcendent might lift me up unto the heaven of Thy holiness, O Source of my being, and by the breezes of Thine eternity gladden me, O Thou Who art my God! Let Thine everlasting melodies breathe tranquility on me, O my Companion, and let the riches of Thine ancient countenance deliver me from all except Thee, O my Master, and let the tidings of the revelation of Thine incorruptible Essence bring me joy, O Thou Who art the most manifest of the manifest and the most hidden of the hidden!” Baha’u’llah, Prayers and Meditations, bahai.org Until we meet again, Dear Amanda Bird, until we meet again.

With all our love, Family and Friends