We are the living dead. Human life dies...second by second.
Coming to Fresno was a gift from God. Receiving my passport in time and being able to grieve along with others, attend a funeral to find some type of closure, and even have an extra couple days to just "hang out" and decompress.
Sitting in the Seattle airport, waiting for our connecting flight, was good.
Until a mother sitting 20 feet away from us started screaming...
Wailing...
Throwing up...
Anxiety silenced an airport full of busy people. Phone conversations paused, announcements on intercoms ceased, travelers froze.
I watched this mom...holding her lifeless baby, not any older than my own daughter, Elizabeth...offer her to a flight attendant.
EMT's, police, airport personnel all "did stuff": CPR, IV's, barricades...
Minutes and minutes and minutes and minutes and minutes passed...
Mom wailed over her silent baby...
I'm crying once again. Jamie's death in his 50th year now collides with a baby's death in her 1st year. I pleaded with God to heal her. I know he could.
He didn't.
Death is everywhere.
Travelers stood there, frozen and silent, long after the mom carried her dead daughter and followed teary eyed EMT's to...I don't know where.
Why do we stand as silent witnesses?
...because we know that death is everywhere
...a dead friend and daughter remind us that things are not as they should be.
So we stand there...in silent protest.
"O LORD, how long shall I cry...Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance?"
10 comments:
Our thoughts of what should be rarely coincide with what will be.
Yes, it will hurt. No, it won't make sense. Yes, you can be mad. No, there's nothing you can do to change the reality.
Good word Rog. Thanks. I long for the day that all things are made new in Christ...
oh no....
that's horrible :(
thinking of you guys this weekend...come back soon.
j & j
Speechless. And sick feeling.
Josh. Thanks. Looking forward to seeing you all soon :)
Vanessa,
There is NO WORSE grief to watch than watching a mother loose a baby.
I know of no such pain...
Let's hug our little ones tight today...
Joe
Oh My Goodness, Joe, this is inconceivable! How terrible,and what a shock to have observed this moment, particularly as you travel to go to this other UNTIMELY memorial...
So grateful that you are there, with others who love jamie and his family. May God's Spirit be so very real to you!!
Ruth (aka Anonymous from earlier)
Ruth,
It was such a crazy timing thing indeed.
Thanks for posting and for your prayers....the service today was SO AMAZING. Life affirming, hope filled, and really helped me grieve this terrible loss.
Love you!
Joe
Praying foryou to know God's peace and comfort - you are right where you should be with others in grief. May His grace hold you ... we care.
Andy and Marlene
Thanks Andy and Marlene
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