I received this message from a friend today. The quote is from the famous German Lutheran theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Since my Joyce came partly from German Lutheran stock, I thought it quite fitting at this time. I quote:
"... nothing can make up for the absence of someone whom we love, and it would be wrong to try to find a substitute; we must simply hold out and see it through. That sounds very hard at first, but at the same time it is a great consolation, for the gap, as long as it remains unfilled, preserves the bonds between us. It is nonsense to say that God fills the gap; he doesn't fill it, but on the contrary, he keeps it empty and so helps us to keep alive our former communion with each other, even at the cost of pain." From "On separation from those we love."
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I'd just like to say to the birkeland family that i'm praying to god to give you all peace, resignation, and for you all to accept in your hearts that this was god's will now joyce is in a better place with the lord. God bless.
ReplyDelete-Doris Soto