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deleeme
Senior Member

since 1999-10-09

Posts 1766
NEW ENGLAND, USA

0 posted 2005-07-04 11:31 PM

We think we know the mind of God
And that we know so much,
And we become wise in our eyes
And sometimes we lose touch.

We think we have it figured out
I know I thought I did,
What seem so sure in my mind's eye
Kept realities Truth well hid.

I never thought I'd see the day
A widower I would be,
Women usually outlive men
I thought that my destiny.

Though sickly oft' was my dear Wife
I said it time and again,
Even the sickly do survive
The healthy with a "second wind."

It seemed that after a years struggle
My Wife would soon see the Light
To overcome her infirmities
And everything be all right.

Little did I know the Truth
From it's knowledge I was spared
From sicknes into wholeness she'd pass
Because a Merciful God for her cared.

"It wasn't s'posed to be this way!"
Oh yes it was, I was wrong,
Lord please forgive my selfish heart
Help me praise You, All Knowing One!

I stand humbled in Your sight
And thankful for Your gifts Divine,
To be so patient with a fool like me--
I would to Your Will be resigned.

Help me to say, "Thy will be done"
No matter what may be the cost,
"Let God be true"--and man the liar
Lord, reign Supreme- You're the Boss!

Every Day's a Blessing
And Gift-Wrapped from Above,
Share it with another
And Spread the Father's Love!!!

May You come to Know His Best Blessing

Joyce Johnson

Member Rara Avis

since 2001-03-10

Posts 9912
Washington State

1 posted 2005-07-05 02:16 AM

I think God understands when we rail at him for the loss of a loved one as long as we come around like you seem to be doing already. We just don't know what God has in mind for our loved ones and we do know that Linda is no longer suffering. Our love and our prayers are with you every minute. Love, Joyce

Poet deVine

Administrator

Member Seraphic

since 1999-05-26

Posts 22612
Hurricane Alley

2 posted 2005-07-05 06:59 AM

I have to believe there is a reason for everything that happens, that God has a plan. In sharing your suffering and pain, perhaps you ease someone's burden or help them see that death is not an exit but an entrance to a place far better than this mortal earth.

Sunshine

Administrator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

3 posted 2005-07-05 09:50 AM

Thank God for your faith, David...
it IS what sees us through...
and yes, your wife is now in a much better place,
and the time that she waits for you to join her
will be but a blink in our eyes' time.

Celebrate and rejoice her life...
and may I ask, but did you put up any kind of memoriam for her, that her name will live on? If so...can you please send me that information?

sandgrain
Member Elite

since 1999-09-21

Posts 3662
Sycamore, IL, USA

4 posted 2005-07-05 03:22 PM

Oh how I relate to this!  It's so easy to slip into praying "...thy will be done,.." while expecting 'MY will be done.'
I changed my prayer to, "Please, Lord, help me accept Your will without having to understand the why and how, for I know You're ways are perfect."

Thank you for sharing this piece, David.  You remain in my prayers.

God bless you,

   Rae

Marge Tindal

Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

5 posted 2005-07-05 05:42 PM

David~
Bless you for being so strong in your faith~
It's a lesson for others to follow~

And ... Rae's prayer is just serenely perfect~

*Huglets*
~*Marge*~

~*When the heart grieves over what it has lost,
the spirit rejoices over what it has left.
- Sufi epigram <))><

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Musicmaker1969

Senior Member

since 2000-06-25

Posts 589
Peterborough, Ontario Canada

6 posted 2005-07-05 08:28 PM

I'm so sorry for your loss but I can understand your expectations. My grandma, the only remaining grandparent I have, has been diagnosed with cancer and she and I have been extremely close for the last 15 years. To lose her will take half my heart. It is normal to feel selfish but I see that you are starting to heal. I pray for full and complete healing for you. I know it will not be easy, but HE will always be with you, walking side by side, or in His arms when you grow tired.

Sheri

Jesus lives in my heart! He can in yours too!!!
Sheri Liegh Adams
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Street Heart
Member

since 2002-09-05

Posts 349
Pennsylvania,USA

7 posted 2005-08-28 01:55 PM

   David,I hope you know this...you are teaching us,...me,at least.Your faith,your prayers,your love,your words are sent out and I feel renewal.As sure as I am living,I stand firm upon the reality that True Love never dies.And you not only stir me by your affirmation of this,but also by your humility to and faith in Jesus.
   Seasons,cycles...even these show that things "come around".Life comes out of death in Spring,healing comes out of sharing,and deep abiding Love shared with one can,when it is witnessed and shared with others,spill over to our family,friends,...even strangers.The "Stream" affects us all.Your Love for Linda is a living thing...and I thank you,David,for sharing some of that life with me.

Peace to you,Geoffrey

If a man has not discovered something he is willing to die for,his life is not worth living.

Martin Luther King,Jr. Detroit,1963

Trillium

Member Patricius

since 2001-03-09

Posts 12098
Idaho, USA

8 posted 2005-08-30 05:16 PM

Dear David: I think anger is the first emotion we feel when we lose someone we deeply love. Then unbelief that God has let this happen to us. After that, we either make our way back to Him or we turn aside. There is no hope in life, without Him!

Love
Betty Lou

Betty Lou Hebert

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