Too much for mere words!

I recently sent a card to a friend that said "sometimes the loss is just to big for words"....even that simple message could not convey the horrific shock of being told your husband would never be returning to your life. His life continues in that dimension we call heaven, but for those left behind his life ended before we were ready. I had this man's grandchildren with me for four days and they informed me they were ready for grandpa to come home from heaven. In their little two year old minds he has been gone long enough. We all face loss of some kind, the loss of a spouse, the loss of health, the loss of a vision or dream, the loss of a child when they close out Mom and Dad in rebellion, the loss of life as we thought it would be. In those desert seasons of our lives, God's faithfulness is sometimes realized in unexpected ways. A flower out of context in a sea of sand, a gentle word spoken in the middle of an argument, a neighbors smile, even an unexpected kindness from a total stranger. God is at work even when we cannot see HIM! Psalms 34: 1-4 says I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boast in the Lord; the humble shall hear thereof and be glad. O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt HIS name together. I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. One of the greatest affects of loss is fear as we navigate unchartered waters, but God promises to deliver us. HE is faithful and worthy of our praise.