My baby girl had an incredible trip to Brazil making life long memories. She came home on a Thursday evening - the same day my forever friend was admitted to the hospital. I've mentioned Melody before in previous blogs. Melody was courageously fighting a rare cancer.
I was experiencing such conflicting emotions that day. I was so thrilled that my baby was coming home from a distant country and yet so heart broken that my friend may be living her last days. My precious friend, Rachel, prayed with me over the phone while I was standing at the window watching her plane taxi into the gate.
One of the first things my daughter asked when she got off of the plane was "How's Melody?" I said not good, she was admitted to the hospital today, do you want to go see her?
So off to the hospital we go. What a precious time watching my daughter tell my friend that she prayed for her at a beautiful chapel in Maringa, Brazil.
My friend met Jesus 3 days later.
I have been reading a book by Randy Alcorn entitled Heaven. He writes, "Death is an abnormal condition because it tears apart what God created and joined together. God intended for our bodies to last as long as our souls."
I have spent a lot of time thinking about this sentence.
Earthly death was not suppose to happen. But sin entered the world causing our spirits to separate from our bodies.
God created relationships. Death separates us from the ones we love.
That's why grieving is so difficult. It's abnormal. It wasn't suppose to happen.
There will be a day when our bodies and relationships will be restored for those who know Christ as their personal Savior.
I love this picture of my daughter. She is home! We are waiting with open arms and a bouquet of flowers.
It makes me think about Melody's entrance into Heaven and who greeted her at the pearly gates.
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
Matthew 5:4
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