Thinking………………..
A precious lady friend divorced her philandering husband
after 35 years. Dare I say he was also a
preacher. Philandering preacher. REALLY?
That is another story. The reason
behind this post is letting go. Letting go
of what we have, of what we want, of what we desire. Please do not think that a negative
remark. Read on.
So my friend finally finds a mate. Her soul mate. I did not get the opportunity to meet him as
she had moved away from the madness here to a quieter place, her happy place,
if you will. There, low and behold she
meets “W”. They married 10 months
ago. Hurrah for peace and happiness to
them both. Totally forgetting the
horrors of that other union.
Tues. she lets us
know that ‘w’ had a massive stroke. After
several attempts to correct the damage as well as save his life…………………. They could not. He is now in a transitional space---
literally……….. a place waiting to go
to the next space – in time --- endless?
Who knows.
How does this happen.
Damn it for happening. Her
happiness… Finally… and his. WTH! So I yelled at God, as I have before in an
attempt to find the answers to His plan.
Or perhaps at the reality that IF He is all the power, then why, why
take “w” now?
My insides swell just thinking about that. Driving to work this morning in quiet
reflection several things came to mind.
1) who am I to judge this outcome
2) they both found love again, so is that a bad thing? 3) perhaps, just perhaps this relationship,
albeit a short lived one; gave her the courage to love again. Allowed her the opportunity to know a fine man. And, maybe that is what he received as
well. So, as the thoughts lingered on,
and traffic would grab my attention here and there, I began to see things from
a different perspective. Tragic as it
is, and nothing can take that away, she could heal in a different way from this
pain. Somewhere down the road. We will be waiting… watching… loving her and
knowing nothing is certain in this life.
And, here is the kicker……….. how does this affect me? Do I continue to be bitter? Angry?
Fearful? Someone dropped from my
life and it hurt like hell (but that healing has been written too many times here),
that the bitterness could be turned around by another love…. BUT what if he……………………..
Too much thinking and not enough quiet reflection of all
that I have seen and experienced of the power of God’s presence in my life……………..
Here’s to you Ms M and to you Mr W………………………… nothing can tear you apart…………..
