Grace...
It was a marvelous healing;
after the months of asking,
of waiting;
after the desperate, slow deterioration,
the warring tides
of faith and doubt:
to be released in an instant,
from every pain.
it was as if the very molecules of her flesh
had been infused, invaded,
with the life of God,
until she was filled, fit to burst,
with the Shalom, the peace,
of the Father's rule.
limbs that had fallen flaccid with weakness
waved and danced with joy;
lungs that had so utterly failed her
sang out with strength and boldness.
she ran
through the unfamiliar sunlight,
drinking it in,
experiencing all at once
the thousand and one feelings
that for so long had been denied her.
it was a marvelous healing:
to be so totally restored,
made whole,
rebuilt.
it had just surprised her,
a little,
that she had had to die
to receive it.
We grieve with a family’s loss,
to fully understand God, and life...and its cost.
But this day in Heaven, it is sweeter, a more beautiful place,
all because of God's beloved...a little girl named Grace.
Born a year ago, Grace passed away this morning, she was an angel. Our prayers are with Andrew, Nelia, Olivia and Isaiah.
