Life and Death

Today I want to share with you the issue of loss. Not fun you say? Well not every part of life is positive. But as Christians we even have positives that help us through personal loss. A couple of my absolute best friends went home to be with the Lord recently. You know the rare kind of friends with which you can fellowship anything from the trivial to the most personal and spiritual. My friends Dave, Carrie, Krystal, Sam and others have lost spouses or parents recently.

And when that happens nothing is ever quite the same again. The family dynamics  change. It takes courage to admit and accept that a big part of our lives have changed and even more courage to turn the page and go on.

As Christians we are blessed with the Lord’s love and comfort to help us carry on. He is glad to comfort and strengthen us. Our community of faith is a great comforting resource. And even beyond that remember death is not just an end for our loved ones but a new beginning. I am comforted that our love is not over and we will see each other again.

That I am looking forward to. So all my Christian friends suffering loss remember though we grieve we do not grieve as do those in the world. We have hope and resources others do not have. It is natural to go through grieving, feeling loss…but I am so grateful we can move on (which does not diminish the love we have for those we had that passed).

Blessings until next week