Tonight may be the last night of her long life. She is resting peacefully with three of her nine children gathered by her bed. Her daughters showed me family pictures on the wall. She was and still is a beautiful woman. Her family is grieving and waiting --- and they know the time is close.
As I got into my car to leave the nursing home, I switched on a CD where I had left off my listening. I received it in the mail today. The song where I started was "You Raise Me Up," followed by "I'll Fly Away." Other songs about heaven followed.
Then "My Jesus, I Love Thee" started playing. I was already crying, but I almost had to pull over. This is the song Marvin and I sang to each other at our wedding in 1971. "In mansions of glory and endless delight, I'll ever adore Thee in heaven so bright. I'll sing with the glittering crown on my brow, 'If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, 'tis now."
Joy and sorrow mingle together to make a more brilliant pattern, a deeper masterpiece. There are no easy paths through this labyrinth of death, but we can support each other every step of the way.
"Comfort one another with the comfort you have received."
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