Faith

A young woman I know who had just lost her mother to a three year battle with cancer summed her feelings up by saying, “even though I’ve prepared myself for this day for the last three years, there is never a right time to let go, it’s still so hard.”

A friend of mine who had unexpectedly lost her mother over a weekend’s time summed her feelings up by saying something very similar. Even though she knew her mother was now where she wanted to be, the loss of someone we love is never easy.

And a young man, whom I didn’t even know personally - who lived so many more years than any doctor had ever expected him to, left his family on earth just recently. His aunt says, “We were all blessed to have him in our life to teach us many things. I’m glad he is at peace and no longer in pain.”

Still, loss is more than a human being can handle alone. It takes years for the pain to subside. It takes years to turn heartache into memories. And whether our loss is a loss of a human life, or a loss of a part of ourselves through accident or injury, we need to pray for the strength to overcome. We need to pray for the strength of our faith to carry us through. And we need to pray for the strength of our family and friends to help us live again.

Because that’s the hard part. Living again. While the world around us moves on with each sunrise and sunset, our world is at a standstill, empty and void. It takes a lot of patience, perseverance, and prayer to overcome this loss. And faith that God will show us the way – to find our lives again.

As written in Hebrews 11:1, "Faith is being sure of what we hope for, and certain of what we do not see".

These are truly comforting words. Faith that our loved ones are at peace with the Lord. Faith that we will see them again someday.