Within
the past 2 weeks, I have had to struggle with my friend’s sudden death. According to how I think, she should not have
died so young. She should have lived to
old age; to see her grandchildren grow up.
She should have taken that trip to Hawaii to await the arrival of her
newest granddaughter. This isn’t the way
it should be; that’s how I think.
In
my grief, the Lord gave me a visual- a canvas painting of her life. The only problem was, I could only see one very
small section of that picture illuminated; the rest was dark to me- I could not
see it. God sees the whole, I
cannot. Therefore, I don’t understand
the why, the purpose for her sudden departure.
Maybe if I could see it all, I would understand but for some reason God
chooses to let me see only one small part.
I
rejoice that she is with the Lord. She is
free of pain and the physical frustrations she suffered. She kept her trust in God through it all-
refusing to give in to self-pity and despair.
I rejoice for her but the pain of her leaving is tough. The “whys” remain unanswered; I choose to
trust a loving God who painted her canvas.
I
can grieve with hope because I know someday I will see my friend again.
Suddenly you left...
we grieve in hope but for those
left behind...sorrow
