Its a little after midnight, and this day seems to be never ending. My body screams for sleep, and my mind is not yet ready to drift.
There is a song in my head tonight......and oldie, but a goodie.
I know of two people who died today. One, close to my heart, one I didn't know. They died within an hour of each other, and yet so differently. Today, my uncle went to meet his King. His body took the past 26ish days to shut down, and although my heart breaks for our loss, and for his kids.....and their loss, I take comfort in the fact that he is now in his eternal home....possibly even having a conversation with his parents, or my father as I write this.....I don't know what they do in Heaven....well...spend time with Jesus. Lots of people to see, lots of hearts to recognize....many I'm sure he helped get there.
Within half an hour of his death, on a freeway in Saskatoon, a mother of three was walking and was killed when struck by a semi....or so the story goes, not much news out there yet. Her life ended so differently; so quickly, so tragically.
When I think of my dad's passing, I am so glad, that I had a chance to say good bye, to make peace, to have no regrets. I am thankful too, that my cousins had the same opportunity. So today, as we mourn, there is still a sense of peace in it all.
Today, for that other family, I do not know if peace will come so quickly.
And so, if you are one who understands the power and unity in prayer, please pray for both families, as they cope, and grieve, and continue to live in this new normal.....and pray too, that it is also her first day in Heaven.