Though I grieve over the thought of finally losing my mother, I rejoice
in the fact that someday in heaven I will know her. I will know my
mother as the woman she could have been to me, without her insecurities, without sin. And though I will have to wait for that time, I take great
comfort in knowing that that time will last so much longer then this
little bit of time I've known her on Earth. We will be together and we
will know one another without sin and without the influence of this
world, without the negativity, for all eternity. That gives me great
joy. Great joy!
1 Thessalonians 4:13b "...so you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope."
My sweet mother has Alzheimer's disease. In several ways she is no longer the person she used to be already. That brought on some mourning of her lost self. Today, however, I found myself mourning her ultimate departure from this life. It was hard to accept. The above word of encouragement and comfort came to me from the Lord in my tears to comfort my soul and give me hope. I'm sharing them as they may be a gift to someone else as well.
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