I just found out today that someone I was close to passed away. I haven't seen or heard from her in a long time. We lost track of each other over the years. We were in the singles group at our church and as a group spent may fun hours together being silly and just having a good time. I am feeling at a loss because I don't know what happened to her. All I know is that she is gone. How does that happen? I know it is impossible to keep track of everyone you have known. That would be a job in and of itself. And why do I feel the need to know why she is gone. Will that make the outcome different? Will it change what her family is going through? No to both. I guess I want to know so I can better understand how someone I knew who was about the same age, give or take alittle, is now not here anymore. It bring a whole new perspective to your own mortality and what is important in life.
I have had this happen once before only on a slightly bigger scale. Not very long after my 35th birthday I experienced another big reality check. One of my co-workers that I was very close to, came home to find her husband had died. He was 35. Another dear friend of mine from church lost her husband during the night and he was also 35. Kind of a scary realization that two people the same age as you are gone. Hit me like a ton of bricks. Made me due a bit of spiritual inventory. I wanted to make sure that I didn't leave something unsaid. I wanted to mend fences and make sure I was right in my walk with God and with my family and friends.
My thoughts and prayers are with Dan, the kids and the rest of the extended family. I pray that God will give you peace and that the pain of her absence will ease with time. She was a beautiful child of God and will be sorely missed.
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