On This Side Of Eternity
Dear Papa, It has never been easy losing people I love. I plunge into an abyss of despair and emptiness. I become numb and put up a front when all I feel is the full brunt of sorrow. Why do good people die early? There is never enough time to spend with those that I love on this side of eternity... In the abyss, You are there with me. You hold and comfort me. When I wake up with the pain and I burst into tears, You let me know that it is okay to mourn when I lose loved ones. You reassure me that they are at rest and they are full of joy where they are. My eyes are opened to the truth that You are sovereign and You see much farther than I do. When I reflect on the lives they lived, I grow in my resolve to hold on and fight to the end. They walked on this earth and left a legacy. What about me? What legacy do I want to leave behind? It’s much easier to focus solely on the pain and question Your goodness than to press on in my God-given assignment which will leave a godly legacy...