Many times grief is described as being on a journey. There's always an arrival and a departure with a journey. If we know our child is going to be away for an indefinite time and we have concerns about their safety, their happiness, their overall experience of where they're at...we can get worried. We can be anxious, distracted and basically unhappy-- as our "mother-instinct" goes into overdrive.
BUT...after going through all that pain... if my son calls and says he's heading back home...he's in town now and we'll be seeing each other soon...IMMEDIATELY I feel light, happy, relieved and stress free. Assured he's "OK."
I'm not worried any longer. Or sad. He still isn't yet with me...but it's completely different as to how I feel about the whole situation with him being gone. Why? Because I have an assurance that I will SOON be with him.
I think it's similar to being a bereaved Mom. In the beginning, before I was able to let my faith support me completely--I had all the earlier stated worries and concerns for my children-- now gone before me into uncharted territory.
BUT as the years have rolled on and my journey has been so long...I feel almost like I've just gotten the call saying we'll be together soon.
I'm older now--I was 28 years old when the wreck happened and now I'm 56. Now that the last half of my life is here, I feel as though I'm giving my kids a kind of spiritual call saying, "I'll be home soon kids! " And I'm excited about that!
Reunion is the reason I have HOPE. The reason I was able to carry on at all was the hope through Jesus and His promises, assuring me that Michael and Lisa are still alive and we'll be together again one day...
Our child's Departure from this life always means someone at Arrivals is holding His child in His arms, saying "Welcome Home!"
That give me real peace.
3 comments:
I love your post.... a wonderful way of anticipating a journey almost over and the reunion that awaits us. I can't imagine the horrible existence of those who have no faith...who have no hope but think that this is all there is and that our purpose was just to exist...for WHAT? Even your wee children who left us far too early had purpose!! Even if for just a little while...THEY WERE HERE! God ordained it to be. Love to you my sweet and precious friend...and for Michael and Lisa and also Tim.....dale
reunion ... beautiful ... eye see!
"Every parting is a form of death, as every reunion is a type of heaven." ~Tryon Edwards
That is a beautiful quote...I love it! So true...
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