The Things I Have to Say

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Roger Caras

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Roger Caras

James 1: 19-20

Stop. Look. Listen.

Death is never easy. The whole world will start spinning when you receive the news of someone’s death. You will be suspended at that moment and everything will feel heavy. The pain will be excruciating. The noises in your head will be too deafening–and so you scream to be heard. I know this because when I received news of my Papa’s death I screamed and threw a tantrum on the floor of the clinic. People were there, but I didn’t care. I didn’t care that people could hear me wail. The pain of death is the kind of pain that numbs you from feeling anything else. So at that moment, nothing else will matter but the pain of your loss.

Observing caution is always good, not just when crossing the street, but it’s important so that you can avoid all kinds of accidents. You STOP in order to prevent yourself from making unnecessary movements; you LOOK because you can easily miss something; and you LISTEN, mostly to your heart.

It’s okay to feel sad. You’ve lost someone so dear to you, so it’s normal if you want to be devoured by your gloom. I allowed myself to be sad when my Papa died. I missed him every day. After a while, I realized that I wasn’t so sad anymore. I still miss him–I think that never goes away–but I have accepted his death. The truth is that, although we lost my dad so abruptly, I am grateful that God gave us a chance to care for him.

by Crickette, The Things I Have to Say

Crickette, The Things I Have to Say

by Crickette, The Things I Have to Say

by Crickette, The Things I Have to Say

Crickette, The Things I Have to Say