Grief
My mama was taken from us swiftly on October 14th. I am not even close to being able to articulate the grief that I am experiencing. I just have to say something. I have to mark it somewhere.
She was here, laughing, chatting on the phone, planning my birthday. She was here. And then she wasn’t.
My little heart contracts and strains to squeeze out another painful beat. My mind is fuzzy. It can’t seem to understand. I don’t understand. How? Why? I am carried swiftly from shock and disbelief to anguish and sorrow.
We will gather in Virginia this week to memorialize her near the place she grew up.
How can this light no longer be on this side of heaven? How we weep the loss.
Our hearts are broken clean through.
I pray the Lord will rescue and comfort us all.
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May the God of all comfort hold you and your precious family ever so close to His heart.
You are in my prayers .
Beverly Hudson
TX
Ohhh Maryanne, I am so sorry. There are never enough words to give comfort, but know that I lifted a prayer for you and yours.
Praying for God to bring comfort to your heart and minister to you as you grieve your precious mother. We are so broken with you in your loss and we love you all so much..
I’m so sorry, Mary Anne… No earthly words can heal your breaking heart right now, but may I share these words of Jesus with you that have been a balm for my breaking heart in the recent past? May they somehow bring you a measure of comfort and peace as you attempt to process your shock and grief– “”I am leaving you with a gift–peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.” God bless you and snuggle you close to Himself today~
I’ve been praying that for you ever since you posted on Facebook, dear Mary Anne. This is hard, hard, hard. Sudden death is just the worst, somehow. Make room for lament, because that’s what you need to do, for a good long while. I am so very sorry.
Jesus Himself said: “Blessed are those who mourn for they will be comforted”
May you find Peace and Comfort in the arms of our Saviour
Love
Mary Anne, I am so very sorry for your loss. I lost my mom in April and it was the most devastating loss, more than I would have ever imagined. My prayers going out to you…
You are in my prayers for comfort and peace during this difficult time.
I’m so sorry for this too sudden loss, Maryanne. Losing your mother scars your soul, no matter how old you are. I will keep both you and your family in my prayers.
Thornton Wilder tells us: ‘The highest tribute to the dead is not grief, but gratitude.’
Mary Anne, I’m so sorry to hear this. Praying God’s comfort and rest for you in this season.
My heart aches with yours, Maryanne. My mother passed away suddenly too and words cannot describe the grief you go through. Praying for you now that God will comfort you and your family during this time.
My dad passed away this summer. griefshare.org is a wonderful nationwide organization to help you during this time. It is faith based.
Dearest Maryanne … My Mom passed away in September of 2014. Getting through the year of “firsts” was hard to say the least. The heartache is still very much present, but it gets a little easier as time goes by. God is so gracious and I’m thankful for the hope of knowing we will be reunited in eternity. Praying you are resting in God’s Comfort and Peace.