A Letter of Prayer From Sen. Ted Kennedy To Pope Benedict XVI

Senator Ted Kennedy had written an heart felt letter to be hand-delivered through President Obama. Senator Ted Kennedy first gave God's blessings to Pope Benedict XVI, and thanking him for all the good work he has done in leading a church and inspiring a world during challenging times. Senator Ted Kennedy goes on to express the importance of his Catholic faith. He expresses how he was diagnosed with brain cancer, and how his health has declined. He ask for The Pope blessings and ask that he continually pray for him and his family. He goes on to express his imperfections in his life, but yet still holds on to his strong faith and belief in God. He express the wonderful and powerful things he has done during his 50 years in elective office. To read more of this letter click here.

We will come to a point in our lives that we may start to look at the things we've done, the things we've accomplished, the things we have overcome. There are many times in our lives that we ask for God's forgiveness for the not so great things we've done. We tend to appreciate the little things in life, the chirping of the birds, the warmth of the sun, or even the sound of the rain. The things we took for granted when we were at our best are now so much of great importance to us. We appreciate so much the sound of the rain, that laughter of the children playing outside, or the sweet warm sounds of our love one consoling us. Yes, we have our confessions deep down in our hearts, or at the tip of our tongue. We may keep them in the most deep hidden place in our hearts, and ask God to forgive us for all the imperfect things in our lives, or we may send a letter, whisper a word are even clutch the hand so tightly to hold on for another day, just one more breath that says, " I love you always".