My friends, Holly and Katrina, are both sad right now. I feel for them. If I close my eyes and be very still, going back in my mind to a distressful night, I remember when Daddy died, hearing again that jarring ring when my brother-in-law made the phone call to me in the middle of the night. We lived in Georgia, and I was not with Daddy when he died. I remember sleeping with Mama my first night at the house after his death, holding her in my arms while she wailed like a inconsolable child. Years later, I held Mama's hand and read Psalms watching her slip away. She died on a Sunday, shortly after I left her room to go home to eat lunch. She looked so beautiful to me that day. Peaceful.
I ran from the face of death growing up, but no longer. However, grief is something I don't relish. Grief takes time. That's all there is to it, and to Katrina, who recently lost her mother, and Holly, whose dad just died, that time will have to pass before you will feel "normal" again. It will come, though. It comes quicker than not-if you let it. Living in the moment and thanksgiving are very good medicine for a grief ache. Also, the thoughts and prayers of friends and family carry with them the wonderful capacity to lift. I love you Katrina and Holly.
My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Sing praises to the Lord, O you his faithful ones, and give thanks to his holy name.
For his anger is but for a moment; his favor is for a lifetime.
Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning. Psalms 30: 4-5
Peace. Love, Linda
2 comments:
Joy does come in the morning -- each and every morning when you know you're never alone that your Savior is always with you. There are other names that I thought of that could be added to your prayer list as I read this. take care love mary
Thank you, Mary. I Love you. Linda
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