(Prayerful Contemplations for Each Day of the Month)

"My son, eat thou honey, be cause it is good; and the honey comb which is sweet to thy taste. So shall thy know ledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou has found it, then there shall be reward, and thy expecta tion shall not be cut off."

Solomon (Proverbs 24:13-14).

In dedication to my son:
Cohen Marcus.

As with every man, a time will come when you will seek knowledge, wisdom and truth.

Listen, Cohen, to that which I tell you, for I have seen and know. If it is truth that you seek, there is only one. Wisdom and knowledge come from know ing the truth, and the truth is Jesus Christ.

If you know Jesus Christ, the truth will set you free.

And dedicated also to my dad:
Archbishop Lazar Puhalo

Who taught me all the best things that I hope to teach my own son.

Elia Ronald Puhalo, Jr.

How lovely is the morning when the sun's rays, like golden ribbons, dance in the morning dew, and call it heavenward in wisps of soft, silver mist.

Goodnight, my son, my treasure, until the Sun of righteousness calls us heavenward on that eternal morning.

with all my love,
Dad.

I wish to thank the hundreds of people who sent cards of condolence to my daughter-in-law, Tannis Katherine, and me, after the death of Elia (Ron Jr.), her husband and my son. The following edition of my son's short collection of prayerful contemplations is offered in memory of Elia. You can buy the bound edition on the Synaxis Press home page.

Words cannot express the sorrow and sense of loss for my son, but we trust completely in the love and wisdom of the Saviour. Our Lord Jesus Christ, together with your prayers, is bringing us through the sense of tragedy and grief. We ask that all who read from my son's short booklet remember him in their prayers.

+Archbishop Lazar