What an amazing time we had with Jonathan & Jenny and their lovely kids. It was so good to see them again-- to play with the kids and hear their stories, to connect over coffee, to share meals, to walk together and simply BE together. A gift. A blessing!
I wondered how God sees the blood lines, family lines. I wonder if in heaven we'll get a special opportunity to reconnect after spending so much of our lives apart. I wonder what it would be like to be neighbors. I wonder what kind of friends we would be if we'd lived close by all our lives.
In the end, there are no answers, at least not any that I've found. I must put my questions and sadness in the hands of a Father who is always good, always loving, always here. I must let go of what-ifs and wonderings and move on with the memories tucked securely in my heart and an eternal hope firmly planted, a faith that is often against my feelings.
2 comments:
Well put, Cynthia. We are having many of those very same thots as we say goodbye to people we have known for a very short time, but wonder what-if...
Thanks for putting those feelings into very poignant words.
I feel with you as well... it is so hard to say goodbye, to end chapters of our lives. And yet, like you said, we never know if a chapter is actually ending or if it's a part of something yet to come. May amazing grace and consoling peace be yours as you move on. We can't wait to connect once you're home and we have time to swap stories!
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