IN OUR GRIEF

IN OUR GRIEF I remember WHEN my FATHER died In October of 2000 I didn't understand HOW the world Could go on How people Could continue with their lives Even though my life OUR FAMILY'S LIVES Were coming to an end As we knew them But God stood with us IN OUR GRIEF “But you God See the trouble Of the afflicted You consider their grief And take it in hand The victims commit themselves To you You are the HELPER Of the fatherless” Psalm 10:14 God STOOD WITH US In our grief And the lives of my mother, my sisters, and myself Did go on Albeit differently TODAY is the feast day Mary Magdalene Jesus' great friend and HELPER And the ONE Considered to be THE APOSTLE to the apostles I can ONLY IMAGINE How she must have felt “She stood outside the tomb weeping” John 20:11 But I am SURE GOD STOOD with her In her moments And days of grief In her grief In our grief GOD STANDS with us As we mourn “To proclaim the year Of the Lord's favor And the day of vengeance Of our God To comfort ALL who mourn And provide for these Who grieve in Zion--------” Isaiah 61:2-3 Mary Magdalene was crestfallen- Jesus was her TEACHER And she stood by him When everyone else Was gone Have you ever STOOD outside of a tomb weeping? YOUR FAITH is dashed And you wonder HOW you can go on But no matter What our SUFFERING WE BELIEVE That Christ calls LOVINGLY to us In the midst of our grief He did it For Mary Magdalene He did it FOR ME With each death COMES new birth Our tears GIVE WAY TO JOY Mary Magdalene did I did You will to WE HAVE MET THE LORD AND WE CAN GO ON Because God carries us FORWARD EVEN IN OUR GRIEF CHRIST'S RESURRECTION was just ahead And we BELIEVE! Robert P. Wallman 7-21-15 Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Sister Bridget Haase, O.S.U.