Brrrr! It\'s cold emotionally at times
Here with us at present
Or for any going through grief
It won\'t forever be Winter though
I feel more upset at times at other\'s grief
Or some sentiment or condolence
Starts me - starts us - weeping a bit
We\'re experiencing it at the loss of my Dad -
A father, grandfather, and great-grandfather
You\'ll know the grief, if you\'ve experienced it
We did over 25 years ago
When our beloved Mum departed
And so have some relatives
Where both their parents have now departed
It\'s not forever dark either
With a Christian faith to hold to
To share it, at least a bit where we can
With one another
A Funeral Thanksgiving Service?
Can the two be combined somehow?
It may a be a while yet
Relatives to inform, to arrive
From different places of the country, etc
But it won\'t be gloomy, depressing, downcast
It\'s the best thing to hold to
The only thing really -
A Christian faith - Humanist things are not enough
Though there\'s much human help and support too, of course
One said - Christianity
Not a crutch to lean on
To hold us up, lest we stumble
But it\'s the ground to stand on
A rock - the Rock....
Jesus has been all the way before us
There\'s massive comfort
God, the source of all comfort
Yet comfort is sometimes used
In the sense of \'discipline, strengthening,\' etc
\'Rest in Peace, and Rise in Glory\'
Dear departed one.....
We\'re not millions of years old really
But in our Cuckoo Land
Goldfinch and I are - and you too?
It\'s quaint
Just humour us! (heehee)