... for the next mourner. As harsh as the practice may sound to us, it provides a graphic picture of the necessity we confront to decide to move out of the despair we find ourselves in when we are dealing with grief. (7) In Learning to Say Good-by, Eda LeShan tells of visiting a friend of hers who had lost her husband. They went to the cemetery and stood by the grave. There they shared some memories. Then they were silent. Nobody seemed to have anything to say. Then the young daughter in the family, a little ...
... final thing to be said for today. The grace and the love that God has for us is truly beyond our comprehension! None of us are worthy of such great love, but fortunately, his love does not depend on our virtue. Neither does it depend on our feelings. Eda LeShan has written a children's book in which she writes, "Sometimes knowing facts doesn't change a feeling. It may be a fact that every time Aunt Sue comes to visit, she brings you a present and hugs and kisses you. But . . . you have this funny feeling ...
