Sunday, April 15, 2007
Another Saturday, Another Service
It seems that for several Saturdays now we have been attending funerals. This past Saturday was no different, we attended a memorial service. I didn't know him but we both know her and like her a lot.
On the way home my wife asked what it must be like to go home to an empty house after you have said goodbye to your wife or husband. That is not a pleasant thought, but is part of life. In this world you can't have life without death. You can't have love without loss.
A couple of letters were read at the memorial service, one by a wife and one by a sister. A little glimpse into the life of the man we didn't know.
In most of these funerals or memorial services, the words indicate that the loss is great. The words usually indicate there is grief for what could have been as well as what will never be. Life will never be the same again. Death has intruded.
If you are reading this and hurting and the very mention of a funeral causes your tears to fall and brings thoughts of your loved one, I'm sorry you are hurting. I'm sorry you loved and lost. It is difficult to remember that old saying, "It is better to have loved and lost, than not to have loved at all" when you are hurting. Come back to this blog in 3 months, 6 months, or a year, and let me know how you feel then. Peace.
On the way home my wife asked what it must be like to go home to an empty house after you have said goodbye to your wife or husband. That is not a pleasant thought, but is part of life. In this world you can't have life without death. You can't have love without loss.
A couple of letters were read at the memorial service, one by a wife and one by a sister. A little glimpse into the life of the man we didn't know.
In most of these funerals or memorial services, the words indicate that the loss is great. The words usually indicate there is grief for what could have been as well as what will never be. Life will never be the same again. Death has intruded.
If you are reading this and hurting and the very mention of a funeral causes your tears to fall and brings thoughts of your loved one, I'm sorry you are hurting. I'm sorry you loved and lost. It is difficult to remember that old saying, "It is better to have loved and lost, than not to have loved at all" when you are hurting. Come back to this blog in 3 months, 6 months, or a year, and let me know how you feel then. Peace.
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