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She's With The LordJan 18 '01 (Updated Jan 22 '01) Write an essay on this topic.
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The Bottom Line FAITH. Their is comfort knowing your loved one is in a better place.
As many people were gathering around to watch the apple drop my pastor was sitting anxiously waiting for his wife to get better. For him...New Year's Eve was spent in the family waiting room at the hospital. Before I say anything else I want everyone to know that I am not preaching at them. I just want to share an experience that touched my life. If you don't like this review I ask that you don't rate it because this is coming from the bottom of my heart. Secondly, I decided to delete my last review on this subject because I didn't have any answers on the things that we are asked to write about. How can you cope with the death of someone close to you and how can you support someone who has experienced such a loss? So Now....On With My Story. On New Year's Eve my family and I were at the hospital from 1:00 that afternoon until 7:00 that evening. We wanted to be there to support the preacher since he had...in the past...done so many things for us. As 7:00 rolled around my family and I still didn't want to leave the hospital, but then the pastor said something that I will never forget. If you want to do something don't stay at hospital. Go to church and pray for my wife. He told my husband and I to stand up and pray for her health to be restored. So, we left the hospital and went to church. To celebrate New Year's the church was having activities going on until midnight. When we arrived at church we did exactly as he had asked. The whole church was praying and it seemed like I had never prayed for something so sincerely. I prayed that the preacher would be celebrating as the new year rolled in. I prayed that he would be celebrating his wife's restored health. The church prayed several times but around midnight, in the middle of our last prayer, the phone rung. My husband answered the telephone. The preacher said...Tell everyone my wife has passed. When I heard the news I was saddened. I was saddened because she was very dear to me. Alot of other people were saddened as well. The preacher's wife was just someone you could love within 5 minutes of meeting her. As far as my prayer, it still got answered. It didn't get answered the way I had anticipated but still my preacher was celebrating. He was celebrating because his wife was gone to be with the Lord and she no longer had to suffer. On New Year's Day it seemed he had the strength of an Ox. He said he was going to miss his wife but he was still the same kind fellow I've always known. He was standing at his door greeting every visitor that walked into his house. He would give them a friendly smile, handshake, or hug. The attitude he had was really amazing. So...How Do We Cope With Death? 1) From observing the life of my pastor the answer to that question is FAITH. He knew his wife was in a better place and that gave him a sense of peace. 2) He didn't throw his time away on regret and self pity. He accepted the situation, picked up the pieces, and moved on the best he knew how. 3) He knows that one day he will see her again and it will be a sweet reunion. The last question I am asked is: How Can You Support Someone Who Has Experienced Such A Loss? 1) First and foremost, Do as you are told. Even though I wanted to be with my pastor in his most troublesome hour, he wanted my family to go to church to pray. That's what he wanted so that's what he got! 2) Be there for them if they need a shoulder to cry on. Offer your love and any other kind of assistance that they might need. 3) Pray for them. When a death occurs the situation is completely out of your hands. Their is nothing wrong with asking the man upstairs to help your grieving loved one. One Final Note: Keep in mind that good things come out of bad situations. During the past I have sent my preacher a ton of E-mail. When his wife was sick I always tried to offer them my family's love and support. I would write out...We Love You ...but I would never tell him directly. Circumstances in my life had made those words hard to say. It seems that I could tell a complete stranger that I love them better than I could someone close to me. During his troublesome hours I looked in my heart and found *Those Words* We Love You. I even hugged his neck. So...thanks preacher...for everything you have done. My entire family loves you to death. And thanks again to all the readers that have hung around to read this review. Remember...it isn't the end for your loved one! In Alot Of Ways...It's Only The Begining.  |
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