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| It is hard to lose someone
Who made me feel loved
Who made me feel special
Who made me feel okay to be me
I loved him
I thought he would be
in my future
But he went ahead of me
Into eternity
Into the loving arms of God
Into His everlasting presence
Into eternal happiness
Worshiping
Singing
Dancing
Standing still in awe
Why is it so hard
to celebrate with him?
Because the pain is still deep & fresh
Of missing my beloved friend
There is a void in my life
Which only Christ can fill
With His hand,
Only He can heal
Please take this pain
away from me, Oh God
Let me cry from within
Mourn, wail, whatever it takes
To regain the joy, peace, & beauty
of life.
You are the giver of life
You also take away
My life is not my own
It is a gift from above
Thank you God for my life
I will cherish it
Help me to live every moment
With purpose, hope & love
To set my eyes on eternity
While the world fades away
My life is in Your Hands.
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| What is love?
How do you receive it?
Love that is not only head knowledge
But love that is felt in the heart
The feeling that you are special
The warmth of one's embrace
Why is it so hard to understand it?
When growing up there is so much dysfunction
When one parent showed it
And the other held it in
When "I love you" is not expressed in words
But it is suppose to be known
When someone says "I love you"
Why do I question it?
And not accept it?
I would long for that moment
To discover the meaning of love
And truly feel it inside my heart
That moment already came to life
In John 3:16
I just have to remind myself daily
To claim that truth
To believe in faith
To be assured
To drive all the demons and lies out of my head.
Then I will not just know but feel LOVED!
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| Yesterday while riding on the bus...
I sat next to a man with bags and blood shot eyes
The sour smell of not bathing for days with a mixture of alcohol
Putting his head on his arms
He looked up and said his mother just passed away.
All I could say was "I'm sorry."
And silence filled in the spaces between us.
He spoke again and said he will cry out at the beach
My empathy and heart goes out to him...
Cry if you need to
Shout if you have to
Let all your pain, anger, frustration and sorrow out
Because we are only human
We need to mourn for those we so loved and now have lost.
Living...dying...it's a natural part of life.
But letting go and moving on is the hardest thing to do.
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Matthew 6:22-23
"The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!"
Mateo 6:22-23
"El ojo es la lampara del cuerpo. Por tanto, si tu vision es clara, todo tu ser difrutara de la luz. Pero si tu vision esta nublada, todo tu ser estara en oscuridad. Si la luz que hay en ti es oscuridad, !que densa sera esa oscuridad!
My eyes weep for the brokenness of humanity. Only Jesus Christ can heal the pain and mend the wounds of the broken. May my eyes be filled with light so goodness will shine forth and my hands can continue to reach out with compassion to touch the broken and pray for healing. I am weak but God is strong.
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| Chapter 8 verse 1
Who is like the wise man?
Who knows the explanation of things?
Wisdom brightens a man's face and changes its hard appearance.
So what does it mean for a man to have a hard appearance and how does wisdom brighten a man's face?
When a man ponders a thought for a long time, his eyebrows may furrow and wrinkles start to ripple across his forehead. His mouth becomes a frown as he scratches his head or strokes the ends of his beard. He is baffled...not having a solution for his problem. He is tense, deep in thought, unmoving, rigid like the "Thinker."
But when wisdom seeps in, all the muscles of his body starts to loosen up, starting from his face to his feet and even to the tips of his toes. As a light bulb goes on so does his countenance shine with the new insight he received. His frown is replaced with a smile, the furrows and ripples disappear, and his arms wave with excitement as he discovers a wonderful revelation. It is like the feeling of losing something precious and after many days of searching for that treasured item, you finally find it and your face brightens with joy and happiness.
However the irony of wisdom is that "with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief." (1:18) One's face may brighten up only temporarily but once wisdom is gained, sorrow accompanies it. The preacher/teacher says that "Sorrow is better than laughter, because a sad face is good for the heart. The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is the house of pleasure." (7:3-4)
Something to ponder about. Thanks VL for challenging me to think more about wisdom and what it means. I'll complete my thoughts later or maybe I'll just leave it hanging...^_^ like the chasing after the wind.
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