Sunday, June 29, 2008

Words of Comfort

The words, poems, scriptures and messages shared with us during this time have been a true blessing...below are a few that brought particular comfort:

"Now the heavens are brigher by one more star."
"Grief is not the linear, seven-step process you read about. It is all over the place and nearly impossible to predict. You may be numb for awhile or it may hit you right away. Grief is a very personal thing and it comes in waves. Some days the waves just lap at your feet and others the waves knock you down. It's hard to fight the waves, so I suggest you try to ride them."
"There's a saying that God never gives us more burdens than we can bear...and if that's true, then God must think you're very, very strong."
"Somewhere a journey begins at the end of the worldly existence we know, Somewhere a path stretches over the stars and rivers of memories flow...Somewhere a silence is heard far away and the brightness of day fills the night, where the trials of life are resolved into peace when a soul finds its way to the light."
"May god's eternal love surround you with comfort and strenght as you carry her spirit forward."
"Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that is troublesome." [Isaac Asimov]
"Time does heal. You will learn the reasons. God does have a plan for you and your family. And you will come to know it late one evening, or perhaps at another point in time when you are alone with thought, your Mom whispers to you: 'It's okay, child.'"
"May The Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you. May the Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace." [Numbers 6:24]

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