No one should ever have to experience those overwhelming feelings...
Hysteria
Ripped of identity
Incapable of clear thought
Panic
Adrenaline
Not knowing even how to express yourself
None of it suffices.
Ever.
I've come to realize that nothing I ever say or do is properly going to express the profound grief, loss, and complete change of life that comes with death.
And that sucks.
I try so hard to name it, as we humans like to do. But I cannot even do that.
Experiencing the death of a loved one renders us speechless.
And so with these thoughts running through my mind, I sit here in the library trying not to cry.
Not for those who are dead, but for those left in the wake of death.
Those having to live a life bereft of a loved one.
Those who never got to repair relationships or say "I love you" one last time.
Those who do not know Jesus.
My heart is broken for those in Boston.
Yet, the word of the Lord never fails to comfort my soul. This past month I keep returning to Psalm 116. I've posted verses 3 - 9 below.
3 The cords of death entangled me,
the anguish of the grave came over me;
I was overcome by distress and sorrow.
4 Then I called on the name of the Lord:
“Lord, save me!”
the anguish of the grave came over me;
I was overcome by distress and sorrow.
4 Then I called on the name of the Lord:
“Lord, save me!”
5 The Lord is gracious and righteous;
our God is full of compassion.
6 The Lord protects the unwary;
when I was brought low, he saved me.
our God is full of compassion.
6 The Lord protects the unwary;
when I was brought low, he saved me.
7 Return to your rest, my soul,
for the Lord has been good to you.
for the Lord has been good to you.
8 For you, Lord, have delivered me from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling,
9 that I may walk before the Lord
in the land of the living.
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling,
9 that I may walk before the Lord
in the land of the living.
Please pray along with me that lovers of the Truth will boldly proclaim The Lord's love to those in Boston. Pray that lives will be spared and those who bombed innocent people will be brought to justice. Pray for peace in the hearts of all the citizens of Boston. Pray for families whose lives are forever changed by today.
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