INSPIRASUNS

Many years ago friends of ours who live across from the beach invited a group of us to watch the sunset. We would all gather, bringing our chairs, a nosh, and a beverage. There were several of those gatherings that became quite large. Our circle of chairs grew and it was nice getting to know people while taking in the beauty of the sun setting over the water. We had wonderful conversations, learned about families, travels, and careers, and we became friends.

This morning as I sat with Father, the memories of those times on the beach came to mind. You see, I’ve been praying for a couple who were part of that group of friends. Connie has been dealing with dementia over the past few years. This morning my prayer to Father was different because Connie passed away yesterday morning. My prayer was for her husband who has been so incredibly wonderful caring for her through it all.

I’ve been thinking a lot about her since I learned about her going home to be with Jesus. Connie had the most beautiful bright eyes. Even in her later stages of dementia, her eyes always sparkled. They reflected the beauty of her soul. She was a lovely woman, always kind, always there to help when asked, always with a smile on her face.

When I asked Father this morning what I could share here in this little blog, He showed me the memories of the beach, but He also reminded me of the loving care that Connie’s husband provided. Even as the disease progressed, her husband made sure she was still with people. He brought her to church for worship and fellowship. They stayed involved by volunteering, not as fully as when Connie was healthy, but they did little things. Even through the loss of so many memories, the brightness in her eyes showed the deep love she had for her husband.

Father created us to be together. When we marry we become one. This couple, they were a loving example of becoming one. The love they shared, even dementia couldn’t defeat it. And…death can’t either. I’m pretty certain when they join together again, Connie’s eyes will be even brighter than they were here on Earth.

Friends, lift a prayer for Connie’s husband Bob that Father may comfort him in his loss until they are together again.

Matthew 19:4-6
He answered, “Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female, and said, ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.”