It has been a year and 3 months since my dad passed away. There was not a single day that I donโt rememberโฆ..At times, I would wake up with tears and almost choking because of a dream about him. The dreams were almost always similarโฆthat he was alive although sick but I was thereโฆtelling him to take his meds or be careful with the things he is doing. It must be my subconscious being guilty for not being there during the remaining days of ย his life. Not being able to take care of him nor comfort him through his pain. Itโs too late now, but what ifs are inevitableโฆwhat if I had known then of a liver andย colon cleanse that really worksโฆthen I surely would have recommended dad to do itโฆWhat if it was able to help himโฆthen he might still be alive today.
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ย ยOne of my earliest post in this blog is about deathโฆ.I just wrote it out of whim not thinking of a particular someone. ย It feels so different reading this again compared back then without the hurt I feel now.
(Entry originally publishedย on Oct 25, 2007)
โโฆWeep with people who weep.โ -Romans 12:15Death, perhaps for everyone, is an enigma thatโs so hard to accept.
When death strikes, eveyrone in the family, as well as other relatives and friends are often at a loss, mostly asking the question โwhy did this happen?โ
The bible urges us to weep with those who weep. Helping a bereaved person calls for compassion, discernment, and much love on oneโs part. We should not wait for the bereaved one to come to us. We should not simply say, โIf thereโs anything I can do . . .โ ย Find that โanythingโ , and then take the appropriate initiative.
I have seen people become devastated because of the death of someone they loveโฆthough uncalled for, the verses below are comforting words that the bible givesโฆ
โDeath is swallowed up forever. Death, where is your victory? Death, where is your sting?โโ1 Corinthians 15:54-55
