Delayed Grief

[madison1101]

My 40 year old brother died in October of '06, and at that time, I was busy keeping my Mom and sister from falling apart. I then went back to my three jobs, and just worked and prayed and kept myself really busy.

In the past month, a dear friend's husband has had recurring blood clots in his lungs, and yesterday almost died from them. He had emergency surgery, and so far has survived them. My brother died suddenly from blood clots in his lungs. While I have been praying for my friend's husband, I have been also questioning why God did not allow my brother a second chance at life the same way. This has brought to the surface all of my grief, which I did not feel back in the Fall.

To add to my sadness, my daughter, whom my brother adored, recently gave birth to my first granddaughter. In addition, my older son is getting married in a few weeks, and my brother was really close to this son.

As a result, I am deeply saddened. I miss my brother terribly, and just hate that he is gone.

I just needed to put that out there.

Trish

 

[Petunia]

The Lord sees your grief and will send you comfort.

It's hard to see loved ones go home. We feel like they've stopped existing. But they haven't. Our spirits are the real us.. not our flesh.

When the Pharisees asked the Lord about the resurrection, the Lord told them that 'God is not the God of the dead, but of the living'.

Your brother lives. And he still knows you and loves you.