I know well there is no comfort for this pain of parting: the wound always remains, but one learns to bear the pain, and learns to thank God for what He gave, for the beautiful memories of the past, and the yet more beautiful hope for the future.
—MAX MÜLLER
🙏Holding On to the Promise of Reunion
“In today’s Healing After Loss, Martha shares the story of a woman who lost her young daughter. Rather than viewing death as the end, she holds tightly to the promise of reunion. Her grief is shaped by faith—rooted in the belief that this is just a temporary separation.”
That word—temporary—keeps echoing in my soul.
💔 The Ache That Still Rises
Faith like this doesn’t remove the ache. It doesn’t stop the tears or quiet the emptiness that arrives without warning. But it gives that ache a purpose. It gives us something to cling to on the hardest days.
Today, as I wrote about Mark and my life, the loss hit harder than it has in days past. The memories stirred something profound inside me, and I cried—really cried. But then, just as quickly, a meditation crossed my path. It reminded me of this truth:
“This is not forever. This is not goodbye. This is a moment of separation, not the end of the story.”
And in that moment, I felt held.
🪢 The Braided Thread: Grief, Memory, and Hope
Grief, memory, and hope—they’re woven together, like a three-strand cord. I can’t untangle one from the others. The pain rises, yes. But so do the memories. So does the laughter. And gently, quietly… so does the hope.
I hope to see him again.
Hope that this ache won’t always feel so raw.
Hope that love is eternal, and the soul lives on.
🙏 We Were Never Meant to Grieve Alone
We were never meant to carry grief by ourselves. God walks with us in the shadows. And He sends others to help shoulder the weight—those who sit with us, cry with us, pray with us. Some days, it may be a stranger. Other days, it may be your child. Or maybe, like today, it’s a quiet word from a devotional that feels like it was written just for you.
📖 A Scripture to Carry Today
“For the Lord Himself will come down from heaven... and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them… to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.”
—1 Thessalonians 4:16 17
This is not the end.
It is only a temporary separation.
And that truth is enough to help me through another day.
With you in hope and healing,
Dyan
Surviving Grief, Still Standing
Hickman, Martha W. Healing After Loss: Daily Meditations for Grief Recovery (p. 196). HarperCollins. Kindle Edition.
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