Homer Jesse Rice

Homer Jesse Rice, 63, of Vero Beach, passed away December 26, 2022. Homer was born on January 2, 1959, to the late Lynford Wayne Rice and Mary Pike Rice in Fort Dix, NJ. Homer’s father’s career in the USAF took him to many homes in his younger years including Bermuda and Savannah, GA before the family settled in Miami, FL. Homer attended Miami Killian High School. He has been a long-time resident of Vero Beach, Florida. Homer is preceded in death by his parents Lynford and Mary and his sister Fay. He is survived by his brothers Lyn and Glenn and several nieces and nephews.

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PRAY, DON’T FIND FAULT

by Rama Muthukrishnan

Pray don’t find fault with the man who limps

Or stumbles along the road,

unless you have worn the shoes he wears

or struggled beneath his load.

There may be tacks in his shoes that hurt,

though hidden away from view,

or the burden he bears, placed on your back

might cause you to stumble too.

Don’t sneer at the man who’s down today

unless you have felt the blow

that caused his fall or felt the shame

that only the fallen know.

You may be strong, but still the blows

that were his if dealt to you,

in the selfsame way, at the selfsame time,

might cause you to stagger too.

Don’t be too harsh with the man who sins

or pelt him with wood or stone,

unless you are sure, yea, doubly sure,

that you have no sins of your own

for you know perhaps if the temper’s voice

should whisper as softly as you

as it did to him when he went astray,

It might cause you to stumble too.