Atataata, Irnip, ammalu Anersaap Illernartup ateqatigilluta. Tupailaaqtuq Ataniq qaninganiittuq, pilluaqqusimayuq iliassi.
Ataniq, nalligigut. Kristus, nalligigut. Ataniq, nalligigut.
Qanuq ilisimajariaqarpugut silami? Ukiut sivisuumik piffissaqarluta, silami takusugut qallunnat tulluarsimanianik. Ilisimaliqput utqqijuq iksivautami, takujuq qitiqquqsimajuq apqummut. Taimanna Ephesius-mi titiraqsimaninga uqaqtuq: 'Iksivautamut nirsuqpuq Atataup qaninganut, taima inuusiq tamatta ilitturijauniqtuq.' Ukiut tamaisa, takusugut qallunnat angijuq. Kisiani, qanurli inuusiup iluani?
Takugitsi, ilisimaliqput inuusiup iluani suli qanuq pisimajuq. Taimanna Benjamin, qaujimajavut tallimat pivalliajut, nuannaartuq, qajangnartuq, pinniqtuq. Taanna nalligivikluq, nalligikpatiklu qitiqquqsimajuq. Ilisimaliqput inuusiup iluani, qanuq Benjamin asanniniqarpalaurmat, qanuq ataniq asannininga kikkutuinnarnut tunijaupalaurmat. Taimanna atautikkut, qaujimajavut qanugitilluta.
Kisiani, qanurli inuusiup iluani uqumaittuq? Nalunartuq inuusiq. Isumaqarpugut qanitilluta, kisiani piffissaq takulirnarmat uqumaittumik. Alan ammalu Thao, ammalu Ryan. Ilissiklu uqumaittumik atuqtut. Qaujimajavut uqumaittuq, qaujimajavut silataani inuusiq. Ilaannikkut ilisimajariaqarpugut qanurli iluani anersaq atuqtuq? Qanuq ilisimajariaqarpugut qanigijavut inuusiit?
Jesus uqaqtuq Gospel-mi: 'Ikummatinik tikitunga silami, ammalu qanuq piumavunga ikummalirniarmat!' Taanna ikummatinik uqaqtuq, naakkut kikkut ikummatinik atuliqtut. Ilisimajariaqarpugut asanniniq ikkuaqtuq. Jesus uqaqtuq, asanniniq ikkuaqtuq iluani inuusiup, sukkut asanniniq aniguqtilaaqtuq.
Benjamin uqaqpalaurmat 'con chim airlines'-mik. Qanuq giggleqpalaurmat, qanuq quviasulluni uqalaurmat taakkuninga. Taanna qajuqtuq inuusiup iluani, ataniup asannininga ilisimallugu. Ilisimaliqput taanna asanniniq, kikkut nalligijavut aniguqtilaaqtut. Ryan, my dear brother, your brother Ben loved you. He was your partner. When you look at the sky, when you see a plane soaring high, remember that Ben's spirit is soaring too. He is free, he is full of light, and he is watching over you with a bright, gentle smile.
Kikkut ilissik uqumaittumik atuqtut, kikkut uqalurialiqtut iluani, nalligivikluq ataniq qaninganiittuq. Ilisimajariaqarpugut ataniq qaninganiittuq. Ilissik ilisimajariaqarpugut asanniniq aniguqtilaaqtuq. What can you carry out the door today? Take the peace of Christ. Take the memory of Benjamin's radiant smile. Know that you are deeply loved, held, and never alone.
For the intentions entrusted to Ben on our prayer wall:
ᐱᐅᓕᔨᑦᑕ ᑎᓕᐅᕆᓂᖓᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒎᑎᐅᑉ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖓᒍᑦ, ᐅᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᓯᕗᒍᑦ:
ᐊᑖᑕᕗᑦ ᕿᓚᖕᒦᑦᑐᑎᑦ, ᐊᑎᖅᐱᑦ ᐃᑉᐱᒋᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᕐᓕ; ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕆᔭᐅᓂᖅᐱᑦ ᑎᑭᓪᓕ, ᐱᔪᒪᔭᐃᑦ ᐱᔭᐅᓕ ᓄᓇᒥ ᕿᓚᖕᒥᑐᑦ. ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᑐᓂᓯᒋᑦ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᓂᕿᒃᓴᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᓪᓗᑕᒫᖅᓯᐅᑎᒥᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔪᓐᓃᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᕗᑦ, ᓲᕐᓗ ᐅᕙᒍᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔪᓐᓃᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᐱᐅᙱᓕᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ; ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐆᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᑎᑦᑎᑦᑕᐃᓕᒋᑦ, ᐱᐅᙱᑦᑐᒥᓪᓕ ᐊᓐᓇᐅᒪᑎᒋᑦ. ᐋᒥᓐ.
Ataniup illuillugu ammalu miquqtippalliarlusi. Amen.
✝ ᒎᑎ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᓕᒫᓕᒃ ᓴᐃᒻᒪᖅᓴᐃᓕ ᐃᓕᔅᓯᓐᓂᒃ: ᐊᑖᑕ, ᐃᕐᓂᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓂᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᐅᔪᖅ. ᐋᒥᓐ.