Community
We, as a community of God live and die together.
It doesn’t matter our position or relation to the community.
We worry together, hurt together
And pray for one another while seeking practical things to do.
But it is true when one of us dies, we all die a little.
We revisit our own unresolved grief
We understand where we are still healing,
And remember together.
We, who have suffered similar losses,
Understand a little, while knowing our experiences are each unique.
In a sense we admit our understanding only eases the isolation of grief.
But even in that, the community gives strength to feel our grief.
We worry together
We hurt together
We reach out to each other,
And eventually we heal together.
Posted by:
Jo Bower (Randall)
I play piano, write, publish, and struggle with being as good as possible at things I do. My husband has recently went from being a full-time pastor to a full-time hospice chaplain. (Compassionate Care Hospice of Alexandria) Life changed drastically, and I am still in the I can’t believe I really have time for myself stage. I have read everything I can get my hands on and am taking a break from all that has stressed me. God is good and faithful. +
We attend the First United Church of Alexandria and are slowly getting involved with its opportunities for service. Our Sunday School Class is wonderful..
Life has changed again, and we have come full circle, returning to Oklahoma City, Ok where we began our life together. We have a good place to live, family is close, and we are walking new paths physically and spiritually.
Again, God remains faithful and has led us to a church that accepted us and has extended opportunities for us to serve.
My life-long dream is to minister to people I will never meet. And my final goal in life is to be used up. When all is said and done, and I am no longer ‘in charge’ or able to appear in public, I will have given everything I have to give, and be content to let the world come to me.
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