tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4849880221463921104.post798703411586737491..comments2024-01-27T04:16:46.260-08:00Comments on The Other Adventist Home: On Grief--or, What I'm Thankful Fortheotheradventisthomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15833587098804932089noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4849880221463921104.post-10931072678132831372017-11-24T21:13:05.400-08:002017-11-24T21:13:05.400-08:00Eleven years ago my wife and I woke at 1 am to fin...Eleven years ago my wife and I woke at 1 am to find our 28 year old son in his bed face down from a seizure and not breathing. I did CPR for 30 minutes till the ambulance came and could not revive him. My son's memorial service was the most hopeful I'd ever seen. We were surrounded by friends and family, all of whom spoke reassurance of a soon-coming Christ and a reunion to come.<br /><br />The grief still overtook my wife and triggered a latent mental disorder that runs in her family. The resultant depression has nearly killed her numerous times and changed our lives. We look forward to meeting him at the Resurrection, of course, but we miss him terribly in the meantime. I imagine that we are riding a train toward that moment in time where he is waiting for us up ahead at the last trump. It makes it easier for me to think we are day by day drawing closer to when we shall see him again rather than to think about each day being farther from when we last saw him. <br /><br />We are not, as you say, made to die. It is nothing natural or normal for creatures meant to live eternally. Age and death are foreign to us. We know we are not supposed to die, much less outlive our children. We grieve for even the loss of a day in their company. It is not right knowing they are not in the world with us. It never will be right until Jesus makes all things right when He comes again. It gives me hope in the midst of the greatest despair and have had more than my share of tragedy. Remember, the closer you try to draw to Christ, the more the devil hates you and the harder he tries to bring you down. With Christ, the devil has no chance of claiming you for his own. Tom Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16700342512275624543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4849880221463921104.post-92107451229064070572017-11-24T14:13:47.503-08:002017-11-24T14:13:47.503-08:00so beautifully said. one can only understand the d...so beautifully said. one can only understand the depths of such grief by experiencing it ... and the hope of tomorrows... through the pains and tears of today. my heart aches. thank you for sharing yours. debbie brownfieldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4849880221463921104.post-54093514428970707912017-11-24T13:56:36.977-08:002017-11-24T13:56:36.977-08:00Laura, this was beautiful - and as I am sure you c...Laura, this was beautiful - and as I am sure you can imagine, it speaks aloud the hearts of so many of us who share in this loss. Thank you for having the courage amidst the grief to share these words. We love you, grieve her loss with you, and share with you this hope of our triumphant rescue and reunion.David F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03231164644485053797noreply@blogger.com