It is better to go to a house of mourningthan to go to a house of feasting,for death is the destiny of everyone;the living should take this to heart. Ecclesiastes 7:2
My wife decided to attend the softball game between Heritage and Legacy which was played behind her school, Heritage where she works as the librarian. This wasn't an ordinary game. The Legacy team lost two of their players with the death of one sister and serious injuries to her twin a month ago.
She heard that one of the teachers at Heritage had decided to have a special prayer time for her students as a show of support for the Legacy family tragedy at the softball game.I wasn't there for this game so I can only provide what I perceive as second-hand information.
One of the Legacy student's that were at the softball game was a student with a heart of compassion for the bereaved. My wife learned that this student personally went over to the home of the family who had lost their one daughter the next weekend following their tragedy.
She did what most of us wish we could do but don't.
Let me step back in time. This same young lady was in elementary school when our daughter died unexpectedly in 2007. This time she was in grade school and often when she came into the Legacy library she would give my wife a hug at a time she was missing her own daughter's hugs.
She did what most of us wish we could do but don't.
When my wife saw this young lady, she reminded her how much those hugs meant to a grieving mom missing her daughter's hugs. Our responses to newly bereaved people do make a significant difference in their healing process.
Many years later I still talk about the Hunt family being on our doorstep with food to drop off. We asked them to join us and they accepted.
Many years later I still talk about the Hunt family being on our doorstep with food to drop off. We asked them to join us and they accepted.
The Hunt family did what most of us wished we could do but don't.
Sitting down with bereaved people for a meal, or in the case of this young girl giving my wife a hug in the aftermath of our loss, or going over to the home of the family missing their daughter isn't easy but can be made easier when we trust our Savior for the strength to reach out.
This young lady has learned a lesson that will stay with her the rest of her life: to be a blessing to people who are experiencing pain in their lives. Because of her willingness to step out of her comfort zone, the people she touches will remember many years later how the love she showed play a significant part in their healing.
And that my friends is a beautiful thing!
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