So this past week I went to yet another funeral. This time it was that of a sweet little eight year old who died of Leukemia. Everything was pink-- the casket, the flowers, her fingernails, her lips and the little Teddy Bear wedged into her hands. I hate viewings, but out of respect to the family and their culture, I stood there beside her and asked God to bring comfort to her sobbing parents. Then I spotted the SuperGlue that held her eye lids closed. It was almost more than I could take. It was surreal-- there are SO many things wrong with an eight year old having her eye lids closed with Super Glue; SO many things wrong with her death. My heart ached-- still does.
As I left and headed home I thought about the heart of God and how he grieves beyond anything we know. He created a perfect place, with no death, no pain-- only interaction with him. Oh, what a place! I can't imagine!! But, being humans, we took matters into our own hands and that perfect world was infected, never to be the same. Now people hate, people ignore God, eight year olds die.
God must grieve over what could have been, over what we gave up, over our self- inflicted pain. But at the same time, he knows the end of the story-- that one day everything will be restored to what he intended, that we'll be with him face to face just awestruck. He must be excited to think about the day we all go home and stay forever.
Personally I plan to look for sweet little Rachel and look into her face, wide eyed (NO SUPER GLUE!!) as she takes in God's glory. What a perfect day it will be.
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ugh. so hard. thanks for reminding us of hope.
So sad... This story brought tears to my eyes and I feel for her parents, but thank the Lord for the cross and for forgiveness, for comfort and for peace.
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