“Tetelestai,” Jesus
once said, “It is finished”. But,
something new was just beginning.
While we celebrate the Messiah's
coming to birth we will also celebrate the passage of one precious Saint who
made herself available to and was loved by so many here on earth. She has fought the good fight, she has
finished her race, she has kept the faith.
Now there is a crown of life awaiting her in heaven.
The earthly body
gets tired sometimes, but the spirit never dies. It follows the divine path
laid in place by God, Himself. This
transition, though hard on the rest of us, is necessary. So, Precious Mom and Grandma, go with our
blessing to your new home beyond the stars where Angels and Saints alike
worship before the Throne of God. We
have been touched, encouraged, embraced, comforted and warmed by your smile. We have been challenged by your words, amazed
by your resilience and now, brought to tears by your leaving.
Just as we say good
bye with mourning though, many others will greet you with, out-stretched
arms. Just as we embrace and hold each
other tight for comfort, you will say hello to those whom you have waited a
lifetime to see. You are restricted by earth’s limitations, no more. It will never hold you back again.
We are stunned and
broken for now. Like the North Star, you
were always there. We feel a great sense
of void when we look for you because you have moved. We cannot see you with our eyes, hear you
with our ears or touch you with our hands and that leaves us feeling a little
lost for now.
We can find an ap
for just about everything else today.
But all the world’s greatest technology, cannot bring us back together
again at this time. God has an ap though, it is called, appointed time. This means that this
same time that separates us now, will
bring us back together again. Until then, we will hold you in our hearts and be
grateful for the incredible memories.
These memories, like little space shuttles, will carry us through
time. We will see you again.
Lovely Grandma
Bernice, you have simply gone on ahead.
We know where you are though and want to be with you. Thank you for your generous love.
“And
if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto
myself, that where I am, there you may be also.” ( John 14:3) Jesus said it. Bernice believed it. We know where she is and
that it is a good place to be. Now, she
waits for us. (O:
