Condolences to Christian_chick50109 and lilchristian
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My thoughts and prayers are with you both. I am truly sorry for your deep loss.
I pray the power of our God who is all comfort be with you as you journey through this season of loss and grief, may you feel His loving arms wrap around you as he carries you through healing and restoration. May you know that this time of pain and grief will be a testimony of how deep Gods love for you is, I pray you will see Gods love in a million different ways and feel His sustaining power as you endure the impossible.
God bless you always, know that His love truly does endure forever.
Much love
I pray the power of our God who is all comfort be with you as you journey through this season of loss and grief, may you feel His loving arms wrap around you as he carries you through healing and restoration. May you know that this time of pain and grief will be a testimony of how deep Gods love for you is, I pray you will see Gods love in a million different ways and feel His sustaining power as you endure the impossible.
God bless you always, know that His love truly does endure forever.
Much love
We are... crying with you. 
("Jesus wept"...) as I'm sure He is with you as well.
The thing that always amazes me is, Jesus wept at Lazarus' tomb, even though He knew He was going to resurrect him within a few minutes! Why did He weep if He knew He was going to see him again almost right away? I think Jesus wept because He understands the deep pain of loss and separation, and I am sure He is weeping with you.
I'm sorry this won't help much, but I read a card once in which it said God has a path for all of us, and when we are in someone's life, we are privileged to walk with them on their path for some time. When God calls them home, it's like Jesus at the Ascension--a cloud comes and covers them from our earthly eyes, but they continue to walk down their path with God to a place we can't yet see...
And someday, we will walk with them again.
Much love to you and we are here trying to carry the sorrows alongside you.
("Jesus wept"...) as I'm sure He is with you as well.
The thing that always amazes me is, Jesus wept at Lazarus' tomb, even though He knew He was going to resurrect him within a few minutes! Why did He weep if He knew He was going to see him again almost right away? I think Jesus wept because He understands the deep pain of loss and separation, and I am sure He is weeping with you.
I'm sorry this won't help much, but I read a card once in which it said God has a path for all of us, and when we are in someone's life, we are privileged to walk with them on their path for some time. When God calls them home, it's like Jesus at the Ascension--a cloud comes and covers them from our earthly eyes, but they continue to walk down their path with God to a place we can't yet see...
And someday, we will walk with them again.
Much love to you and we are here trying to carry the sorrows alongside you.
Rejoice! Miss her yes but rejoice! Your mother is in her healthiest prime, praising and rejoicing before the throne of God! Yes it is sad for us but such an incredible blessing for her... which will we let prevail? Paul said to die is gain. Fill the hole you feel for now with the knowledge that she has fought a good fight and is now receiving her reward before Jesus. I envy her. To imagine that in the twinkling of our eye, any one of us could be rejoicing before the Throne of God. Miss her yes, but for her rejoice!
I'm sorry, I hope this isn't coming across harsh, I don't mean it to be. I feel your pain and pray for you. Lord, as blondensmart prayed, I give my amen and witness to that. I really do. But I don't get it. We spend our lives hoping and praying and serving and being good and faithful in 'belief' that God has something better for us ahead. It's like we're all pitching in on an eternal timeshare in Hawaii. But when it's time for one of us to board the plane, God has to drag us kicking and screaming the whole way. We will suffer as long and hard as humanly possible to avoid meeting Him. And we feel devastated when someone else makes their flight. Yes, miss them, remember them, and honor their achievements while they were here. But too, rejoice, for that is what the one we are mourning is doing. They are rejoicing before the throne of God, and I just can't find a way to be sorry about that.
Please, I mean no offense and if anyone finds this offensive please mods take it down. I do pray for you sisters, as I pray for all who find themselves missing a loved one. But I pray also for the big picture perspective, that they see the other side of the coin, so that even in the face of deep sorrow we may still by faith rejoice!
I'm sorry, I hope this isn't coming across harsh, I don't mean it to be. I feel your pain and pray for you. Lord, as blondensmart prayed, I give my amen and witness to that. I really do. But I don't get it. We spend our lives hoping and praying and serving and being good and faithful in 'belief' that God has something better for us ahead. It's like we're all pitching in on an eternal timeshare in Hawaii. But when it's time for one of us to board the plane, God has to drag us kicking and screaming the whole way. We will suffer as long and hard as humanly possible to avoid meeting Him. And we feel devastated when someone else makes their flight. Yes, miss them, remember them, and honor their achievements while they were here. But too, rejoice, for that is what the one we are mourning is doing. They are rejoicing before the throne of God, and I just can't find a way to be sorry about that.
Please, I mean no offense and if anyone finds this offensive please mods take it down. I do pray for you sisters, as I pray for all who find themselves missing a loved one. But I pray also for the big picture perspective, that they see the other side of the coin, so that even in the face of deep sorrow we may still by faith rejoice!
^^^ This is something I always find interesting about the Christian community. We are always to rejoice when our loves ones die, and I understand that.
But when Lazarus died, Jesus didn't tell everyone to rejoice. The Bible says He saw their sorrow... and wept. Nor did he tell everyone else around Him to rejoice either.
When Jesus died, his disciples weren't rejoicing. Nor did Jesus tell them at the Last Supper to rejoice in His death, even though it was going to save the world. And when Jesus last shouted, "It is finished," and gave up His spirit, I don't know if God was rejoicing at His death.
I'm not saying that it's wrong to tell someone to rejoice. People told me that when my beloved Grandma slipped away from us, but I sure as heck wasn't rejoicing. Yes, I knew she was in a better place and not in pain.
But the Bible says there is a time to weep, and a time to mourn.
I'm not criticizing. I just think it's interesting when other Christians always say this right after the loss of loved one. And if they are able to rejoice right after their loved ones die, I sure wish they could teach me how.
But when Lazarus died, Jesus didn't tell everyone to rejoice. The Bible says He saw their sorrow... and wept. Nor did he tell everyone else around Him to rejoice either.
When Jesus died, his disciples weren't rejoicing. Nor did Jesus tell them at the Last Supper to rejoice in His death, even though it was going to save the world. And when Jesus last shouted, "It is finished," and gave up His spirit, I don't know if God was rejoicing at His death.
I'm not saying that it's wrong to tell someone to rejoice. People told me that when my beloved Grandma slipped away from us, but I sure as heck wasn't rejoicing. Yes, I knew she was in a better place and not in pain.
But the Bible says there is a time to weep, and a time to mourn.
I'm not criticizing. I just think it's interesting when other Christians always say this right after the loss of loved one. And if they are able to rejoice right after their loved ones die, I sure wish they could teach me how.
Rickyz has a good point. Maybe how we die isn't so good, but death iself is a celebration into new life.
evs & liz, i'm so incredibly sorry for you and your whole family. you'll all remain in my prayers.
*hugs*
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Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.
[SUP] [/SUP]From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
[SUP] [/SUP]For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.
[SUP] [/SUP]I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah
[SUP] [/SUP]From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
[SUP] [/SUP]For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.
[SUP] [/SUP]I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah