I knew the passing of my Dad would be hard, but it turned out to be
difficult beyond anything I ever imagined. I pretty much cried my eyes
out for the first week solid. I honestly felt like I didn't want to go
on with life without Dad. It was easily the most emotionally trying
time I have ever been through.
Looking back on it now, it truly
was God using something that you could say was evil, at least from my
perspective in the midst of it, to bring about good. The biggest wow
moments of my life came upon Dad's passing. God has shown me how much
Dad loved me, how much I loved Dad and, as I wrote for the service, I am
honored and humbled to be his son. My tendency would be to be angry
that God didn't show me these things before Dad passed away. In fact, I
did just that initially. I later realized He was gracious to show me
what He did and I am thankful that He chose to show me these things now
instead of in 10 years, 20 years ... or never.
He also showed me
how special this body is to me. In particular, it meant a lot more to me
than I ever thought it would, seeing TECer after TECer at Dad's service
doling out hugs, condolences and support to me in what ended up being
the hardest thing I have ever endured. It was amazing. I thank God for
TEC...
Thank you for the meals. Thank you for the prayers. Thank
you for the texts. Thank you for the hugs. Thank you for doing Romans
12:15 with me.
I love you all,
tgh
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