The Final Act of Loveنموونە

Depression: a state of feeling sad: low spirits

“How do I live after this loss?”. The heaviness that comes with the loss of a loved one is not easily explainable. It covers you like an oversized cloak, that covers you from head to toe. Your senses become distorted, and the loneliness and pain can feel overwhelming. One word can sum up this part of the process and that is EMPTINESS. There is a hole that has burrowed through a once whole soul. An otherwise viable heart is now struggling to beat. This is not a part of the process that should be done alone. Having a community is important and more importantly, leaning into the arms of the father is even more imperative. We were not placed here to do life alone.

 I would like to say that the feeling of emptiness would pass quickly but I can’t say that in good conscience. Truth is that this emptiness that is felt is one left from a custom-made fit and there will always be a deficit. His love however has the capacity to cover and His joy the ability to fill the empty space that will allow you to live. Don’t try to rush through the process because we must allow ourselves to sit in and feel what this stage is bringing to the surface. It is an important part of our healing. We have indeed made an entrance into the valley, but we can rest assured that He is with us. Again, He wants us to lay every ounce of the heaviness, anxiety, sadness, and hopelessness at his feet. This is not something He wants us to try to carry alone.