Through It All

Through it All

Today we say goodbye to our sister, wife, aunt, mother, grandmother, cousin and friend. Ironically the weather gives meaning to the words "cold ground". (You have to see the humor in things.)

Our pastor once said a funeral is also a time of rejoicing. Celebrating the life lived on Earth and the new life in Heaven. But, and I say yet again, But God puts a joy in us when we know Him. I can rejoice that she is whole. There is no human ailments-pain, weakness, tiredness, difficulty breathing or sickness. She is new and healed. Psalm 116:15 “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.” Now at this point, I could put in an excerpt that she was "no saint" and even she would laugh.

However, I know the humanly part of me has a deep sadness. A sorrow that I won't ever kiss the face, hold the hand, hear the words "I love you, Sis", and see the smile. I have thought a lot over the past week about how we grieve. I do believe our strength comes from the Lord. As I watched her daughter and husband last night at the visitation, I am reminded again who our source of strength comes from. They know that too.

David wrote to the Lord in Psalms 103:1-5 of his gratitude for God's blessings and benefits. "Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits—who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s." I don't believe these benefits are solely what God does for us on Earth. I believe in the promise of life everlasting. Renewing and healing with our new body in Heaven.

So I will praise the Lord today and remember "Through it all, my eyes are on you. And it is well with me."