Yesterday I blogged about our life being like a race, we will all cross the finish line at some point.
I have a heavy heart today. Three of our church families are suffering pain from deaths that occurred this week and another family from the loss of their husband/father that happened last month. A very dear friend lost her sixty-four-year-old sister, another member’s eight-year-old son died of pneumonia and another family lost their four-month-old daughter to SIDS.
All those who crossed the finish line this week, were sudden, there were no prolonged illnesses. Death can make its appearance that way. It is not required to send us notice that it is showing up.
The pain they are experiencing is their pain; we can’t compare ours to theirs.
We are at a loss for words when we see these families but that is okay. Hugging and sharing tears can be better than a fountain of words that wound more than heal.
We have the comfort that each of these are in their eternal home in heaven and we who have chosen to believe Acts 16:30-31 “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” They relied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved… will be reunited with them for eternity.
John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life.
Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. Phil 4:7 NLT
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My Dads memorial service was yesterday. He is pain free now but the ache he left in our hearts from not being with us is ginormous...
He passed away March 27th.
Deborah, I am so sorry for your loss. Hold on to the memories they will bring tears and joy. Talk about your father to anyone who will listen, it always feels good to talk about the ones we love.
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