Hi, oldvirginian...
Thank you for this:
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“Don’t be ashamed to cry, even years from now.
If you suppress the tears and deny yourself Gods healing gift, you will regret it. I’m a 64 year old man, but I am not ashamed to admit that when I lose someone close to me I cry like a baby.”
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There is nothing wrong with that. God would not give us tears if there wasn’t a purpose for them. Perhaps to wash out the sadness; to clear our minds, to bless the Earth with the salt of our tears... who knows? How many creatures cry?
I know that animals are sad.. but do they cry? And why do tears have probably around the same salt content than the sea?
I will pray for you. And for the other FRiends who seem so sad as well. Loss is a part of life. And it sucks... :(
Whenever I think of my dad or my wife and get all sad and emotional, I just remember that its because I had good times with them and made great memories.
If I had never made those great memories I wouldn’t be sad about their absence.
It’s a mixed bag and you take it as it comes.
In the case of my wife I remember that she is with the Lord and He has taken her pain and given her a perfect body, free of pain and decay, to spend eternity with Him.
And that she now understands His plan and how she fit into it.
One other thing.
When it seems like you can’t take the sense of loss anymore and those around you can’t seem to help, that is the moment Jesus is waiting for.
He is waiting for us to admit our frailty and ask Him to bear the burden for us.