I don't want to blog today. A sister in Christ that I just met a couple months ago passed away.
It goes back to the end of September. The Taste of CCG is this neat woman's event where all these ladies submit recipes for a cookbook. They all cook and bring them in and everyone votes for their favorite. There's a speaker and fellowship and it's a really neat evening.
This year, some ladies had the great idea to put together meal and dessert trays to be delievered to some of the homebound members of the church. I joined my friends Medina and Rachel D in delivering to several people. A couple of the visits were busts; the person we were coming to see was out or not in their room.
One of the ladies we met had a visitor. We had a good chat with both of them. She could tell stories! Oh, she had some great memories that she shared with us. She's been at CCG a long time and had a couple funny memories.
The last stop we made was a couple at their home. (The other three had been in the same village complex. Different buildings. Really neat retirement care place.)
This couple was amazing. The husband greeted us at the door and welcomed us in. We talked with him for a length of time and got to meet his wife when she woke up. They were wonderful to talk to.
I had been thinking this last month about calling up Medina or Rachel and seeing if they'd like to go with me to visit the couple again.
And then today this prayer msg from church came. At the top of the weekly prayer sheet was the news of this wife's passing. It hit me.
After having talked to this couple just once, I am sure of her eternal destination. Yes there is joy when a loved one is out of pain. Yes there is comfort when one is confident of seeing a loved one in heaven and reuniting. But there's still the pain and loss of those left behind. There's still a hole in the lives left behind.
So I don't want to blog. I know I just did. But I don't want to blog today. Why is it still so hard to say good-bye even when we know there's a hello down the road?
It goes back to the end of September. The Taste of CCG is this neat woman's event where all these ladies submit recipes for a cookbook. They all cook and bring them in and everyone votes for their favorite. There's a speaker and fellowship and it's a really neat evening.
This year, some ladies had the great idea to put together meal and dessert trays to be delievered to some of the homebound members of the church. I joined my friends Medina and Rachel D in delivering to several people. A couple of the visits were busts; the person we were coming to see was out or not in their room.
One of the ladies we met had a visitor. We had a good chat with both of them. She could tell stories! Oh, she had some great memories that she shared with us. She's been at CCG a long time and had a couple funny memories.
The last stop we made was a couple at their home. (The other three had been in the same village complex. Different buildings. Really neat retirement care place.)
This couple was amazing. The husband greeted us at the door and welcomed us in. We talked with him for a length of time and got to meet his wife when she woke up. They were wonderful to talk to.
I had been thinking this last month about calling up Medina or Rachel and seeing if they'd like to go with me to visit the couple again.
And then today this prayer msg from church came. At the top of the weekly prayer sheet was the news of this wife's passing. It hit me.
After having talked to this couple just once, I am sure of her eternal destination. Yes there is joy when a loved one is out of pain. Yes there is comfort when one is confident of seeing a loved one in heaven and reuniting. But there's still the pain and loss of those left behind. There's still a hole in the lives left behind.
So I don't want to blog. I know I just did. But I don't want to blog today. Why is it still so hard to say good-bye even when we know there's a hello down the road?
And now, dear brothers and sisters, we want you to know what will happen to the believers who have died so you will not grieve like people who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and was raised to life again, we also believe that when Jesus returns, God will bring back with him the believers who have died. We tell you this directly from the Lord: We who are still living when the Lord returns will not meet him ahead of those who have died. For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, the Christians who have died will rise from their graves. Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. Then we will be with the Lord forever. 2 Thessalonians 4:13-17
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