“My grief is beyond healing; my heart is broken.”
Jeremiah 8:18
Jeremiah once said that his grief
was beyond healing and that his heart was broken. I can understand. When we
lose a loved one, God may bring comfort in our lives, but when we fondly
remember them we may get misty-eyed and cry. This happened to me today. I was
remembering our beloved cat Trigger who passed away shortly after the girls got
home from college this year. Our whole family still talks about how much we
miss him. When we talk of the good times our eyes often get misty. Sometimes we
just laugh and can relate with one another. Today, I was missing Trigger a lot.
When I was talking to Brittney about the special times Trigger and I shared, I
got misty-eyed. Later on today, after taking a nap, I came downstairs and
Brittney was working on a project. She was sorting through old family pictures.
She told me that she had a pile of pictures with Trigger in them. I immediately
grabbed the pile and began to look through them. My heart broke. I sobbed and
sobbed and sobbed looking at each and every one of them. I went to Dave so he
could hug me as I was hurting so bad. There was pictures of Trigger that was
just him. Then there were pictures of Trigger with Nicole. Nicole was only
about 7 years old at the time. She was holding him (as a 7 year old would) and
she was smiling from ear to ear. Trigger didn’t seem to mind being held that
way either. There were pictures of Trigger with Dave. Dave looked so young! You
could tell that Dave, too, was happy to be with the little guy. And the little
guy was happy to be with Dave too. He was his bud. There was also a picture of
him with Dave and Brittney. The only person in our family that there wasn’t a
picture of Trigger with was me. And he was my perfect “little buddy.” God was
good to have blessed us with Him for 13 years. And God is good to comfort us
whenever our hearts ache and we feel deep pain.
I thank God that God changed Dave’s
heart in the thought of getting another cat. Dave allowed us to adopt Kristoff
from the humane society. I am excited and look forward to the special times we
will share with him. We just got him yesterday. He has already been a blessing.
We had to take him to the vet this morning to get him declawed. We get him back
tomorrow morning. There is a newfound joy gladness, and excitement that God has
put into all our hearts. We appreciate the fact that the Lord has gifted us
with him. Even though we have a new cat in the home to love, Trigger will
always hold a special place in our hearts.
Maybe you still grieve over the
loss of a beloved spouse, mother, father, child, and/or pet. Maybe you can
relate with Jeremiah. Although God comforts you, and time does seem to heal
some wounds, you still ache over the loss of your departed one. My heart goes
out to you. I can sympathize. I pray that God blesses you with many good
memories with your beloved ones to cherish forever. I pray that God comforts
you. I pray that He puts all your tears in the bottle that He has filled with
all the other tears that you have ever shed since the day that you were born.
Just knowing that He has this bottle with all the tears you’ve ever shed should
help you to realize just how much He loves you and cares for you. Please, take
some comfort in this. And give Him thanks.
May God bless you today. May God
bless you always. May He put His loving arms around you and hold you close. Know
that He loves you. Know that I love you! You mean not only a lot to Him, you
also mean a lot to me.
Father, we can relate with the prophet Jeremiah’s words. We
know that our departed loved ones will always have a special place in all of
our hearts. The ache of their being gone will always be there. Comfort us
always when the fond, heartfelt memories come. We know our brokenness opens the
door for Your love and healing power to flood in. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
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