VBS planning begins months in advance and during this time many other things were going on which included wrapping up another year of Christian Ed, Youth Group, and planning for summer events & camp. These are all good things and they have been keeping me pretty busy. But in the midst of these good things I have been a part of several other really special occasions. I have attended four funerals in the past six weeks with another one this week. Each of these has been unique and has displayed the importance of relationships. I was able to stop and be a part (hopefully a supportive part) of people’s lives and their pain. It’s easy to talk about the fun stuff, and remember the good times and celebrate long-lived lives but so much harder to talk about the pain, sadness and sorrow that will continue long after the funeral. I never really know exactly what to do, how to act, or what to say to those who are grieving.
Over the past couple months my heart has been filled with joy and with sadness and through it all I find comfort knowing that God is with me.
Whether you are experiencing joy or sadness, my hope is that you find comfort and peace knowing that God is with you.
“There’s nothing worth more
That could ever come close
No thing can compare
You’re our living hope
Your presence, Lord
I’ve tasted and seen
Of the sweetest of loves
Where my heart becomes free
And my shame is undone
Your presence, Lord:
“Holy Spirit, You are welcomed here
Come flood this place and fill the atmosphere
Your glory, God, is what our hearts long for
To be overcome by Your presence, Lord”
“Let
us become more aware of Your presence
Let
us experience the glory of Your goodness”
Lyrics from: Francesca Battistelli’s “Holy Spirit”
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