Day Of Hope
There are many happy times in life, but there are also the times of sadness. And hope is something we all need to get through those difficult times.Inspirational Thoughts
Day Of Hope
by Byron Pulsifer
The day started out in a very relaxed way until the phone rang. It was my friend who had just lost his wife a week ago after she had suffered a cardiac arrest. We had attended a quiet gathering with him just a week ago at a local funeral home. He told us today that he would like us to come to a special memorial service to be held at the place where his wife had worked for many years. Apparently, there were a lot of people that wanted to pay their last respects to her and celebrate her life, her smile and her friendship. These were all the people who were not able to attend the visitation at the funeral home because it had been for only family members and a few close friends.
We did not hesitate to tell him we would be there and it was our hope that the memorial service would not cause him terrible emotional upheaval again. We arrived to find a growing crowd of people assembled in the auditorium and our friend waiting at the entrance. We entered together and were really surprised by the crowd that had gathered. They came from all departments and service areas.
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The clergy began by greeting everyone to a celebration of out friend's wife. And, it wasn't long before the tears were flowing steadily from many of the attendees. Our friend was sitting in front of us surrounded by close friends to his wife that she had worked with for many years. Our friend began to sob again so much so that we thought he would totally break down. But, even though our hope for quiet emotions was shattered, the gathering of those close to his wife came to him at the end of the ceremony for a few hugs and soft words of condolence.
In the long run, it did him good to talk about her again sharing with many some funny antidotes of their life together. The loss of a loved one is never easy, it never really goes away but the gaps in one?s life start to fill again with other experiences so that the gap grows smaller and less emotional. There is never a time of forgetting but, instead, a time when fond memories do not cause open wounds of devastating emotions.
Our hope is that his path to healing is one where beautiful memories abound and where new life comes with the morning. Our friend suffers but not alone - there are friends and family to help, to talk with, and to spend time together in doing whatever is required to quell the pain and hurt.
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