Jan
28
Holes
This last year I have lost three significant people in my life and have seen several others that I have known for 20+ years pass from this life to the next. Even though I have attended their funerals, (and even presided over a few,) it is still hard for me to believe that they are gone. I keep expecting to see them or talk with them. They are not here anymore and that has left “holes” in my life. No one can replace these individuals. I can only hope to develop knew relationships that replace them in number only. For new relationships will never be the same as the ones lost.
Although these holes that are developing in my life are a bit depressing, I am beginning to understand in a new way the “hope” of heaven. The more the people in my life vacate this world for the heavenly kingdom, the more I look forward to heaven. It is not just a place where Jesus dwells but also where an increasing number of people I know dwell. Although I hope to have many more decades here, I find that I am increasingly looking forward to going home to be with my Lord and those who have gone ahead of me.