There is never a good time for the loss of a ‘Loved One.’ Yet the season of Advent brings comfort to me as I grieve the loss of my ‘Princess Jan.’ For although Jan has left us in this life for the greater LIFE. We remain here in the shadowlands where “we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.” (1 Corinthians 13:12 KJV)…
For I believe that now her vision is clear, her body is whole and she knows the TRUTH which has set her free at last. For that truth I am Thankful. Some would call it ‘Blessed Assurance’…
“And now these three remain: faith, hope and Love. But the greatest of these is Love.” (1 Corinthians 13:13 NIV)
Love, I believe transcends time and space. Before time and space came into being, there was Love. Love was the Word and the Word was God. Then Love spoke and ‘bang’ there was creation. A close friend from my Emory years said of his wife and Jan’s passing from this life, “I still have strong moments of missing her and you will as well. In a way it means the connection is in fact not gone; your shared Love remains in your heart.” (Gordon Finlayson)
So in this season of Advent when our Creator humble Himself to come to us incarnate as an Infant I believe that Jan is with the Lord in Paradise. Oh yes…Faith, Hope and Love…
Contemporarily….
Or more Traditionally…
Thank you Lord for your GRACE…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btcGAAahSTs