Remember this Friday
Grief is hard. There is a terrible weight in our souls that won't go away. The tears don't stop. We are miserable just as those disciples and followers of Jesus must have been that Friday that is called Good Friday.
Grief is hard. There is a terrible weight in our souls that won't go away. The tears don't stop. We are miserable just as those disciples and followers of Jesus must have been that Friday that is called Good Friday.
Their eyes met and their love intensified even more.
How often to we do give thanks when we ask?
When we belong to our Savior--Jesus, we're under his care and love and he is with us. Always. For a lifetime.
Sometimes Jim and I are asked, "Aren't you afraid of one of you dying since you've both been widowed?"
When friends ask if they fear losing another spouse, both answer the same. “We don’t borrow tomorrow’s sorrow. We thank God for today.”
"Finding anything interesting?" he asked. Instead of answering kindly, I barked back, "No," in a tone that told him don't talk to me right now. He walked away, sat down in a chair and opened a book and began to read.
We listed eight important items on how to have a charmed marriage.
We can't stop the clock. We can't control the future. But we can lean on and trust the One who holds the future. He knows us. Knows our days. Most of all, loves us and wants a relationship with us.
I want to study more about my future abode in heaven. There are more and more people in heaven now than when I was younger. I look forward to meeting them again, but what honestly sounds the sweetest to me is that God promises to live with us there.