The Lord's Prayer
Our Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name.
Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, The power, and the glory,
For ever and ever.
Amen.
We are here today as family and friends of Gabe, Katy, Carson, Wyatt and Brody. We gather now with desolate hearts; tear stained cheeks, and unanswered questions. I have neither answers nor words of wisdom of why these little souls were taken from us.
I say to you that there are no words of encouragement for the grieving
There are no words of consolation
There are no thoughts or prayers that can sooth and mend our wounded hearts
There is only silence and emptiness that emanates from the shattered pieces of our souls
Time doesn’t heal all wounds
We are left only with the sound of silence and wailing in the same moment
An ocean of tears fill our eyes
And a great hole in our hearts that not cannot be filled
As I held each of my grand babies in my arms and gazed upon their tiny innocent bodies I was reminded of a short bible verse, Jesus Wept. I thought to myself that the sight of these tiny bodies brings tears not just to our eyes but our Heavenly Father too. To know that Jesus, who was both God and man, wept for the family at the passing of a dear friend lets us know that he is acquainted with our pain and suffering today, for God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life; for it is not the will of our Heavenly Father that any of his little ones should perish. This is our hope, the foundation of our faith.
Gabe and Katy, I feel how weak and fruitless must be any words of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming. I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of Wyatt and Brody. I am forever humbled by your strength and grace.
Wyatt and Brody, how very quietly you tiptoed into our world, silently, only a moment you stayed. But what an imprint your footprints have left upon our hearts and they are forever embedded there. Sometimes love is for a moment. Sometimes love is for a lifetime. Sometimes a moment is a lifetime. Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away and oh did you take our breath away.
As time passes, we will struggle for more to hold on to, asking God again and again why did this happen? Maybe all we will ever know is that Wyatt and Brody were brothers and like a shooting star were here one moment and gone in another and that they were beautiful. We knew just as surely, just as clearly, that life is not a work of art, and that the moment could not last.
The Invisible Cord
We are connected,
Our children, we sigh,
by An invisible cord
Not seen by the eye.
It’s not like the cord
That connects us ’til birth
This cord can’t been seen
By any on Earth.
This cord does its work
Right from the start.
It binds us together
Attached to our hearts.
We know that it’s there
Though no one can see
The invisible cord
From our children to daddy and me.
The strength of this cord
Is hard to describe.
It can’t be destroyed
It can’t be denied.
It’s stronger than any cord
Man could create
It withstands the test
Can hold any weight.
And though you are gone,
Though you’re not here with us,
The cord is still there
But no one can see.
It pulls at our hearts
we are bruised…
We are sore,
But this cord is our lifeline
As never before.
We are thankful that God
Connects us this way
Parents to child
Death can’t take it away!
Heavenly Father, you know our hearts and share our sorrows. Please comfort us with the presence of your spirit and surround us with your never-ending compassion. Embrace us with your love and give us hope in our despair by showing us a glimpse of heaven and the light of eternity.
Amen
