Thursday, February 20, 2014

on love and loss


I attended the funeral of a wonderful woman from my ward last week. It was a beautiful service, and I left feeling uplifted, inspired, and grateful. This week, a good friend lost her brother unexpectedly. My heart breaks for her and her family. The older I get, the more tragedy I see, and sometimes it can feel like this life is too hard to bear. But we can take heart. Because our wise Heavenly Father has created a way back to Him, where we can be with our loved ones again. I know this is true, and that knowledge brings me comfort in the most difficult moments.

"Life is eternal; and love is immortal; and death is only a horizon; and a horizon is nothing save the limit of our sight."  Rossiter Worthington Raymond

I feel full of love today. I hope you do, too.

5 comments:

  1. i love that quote.

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  2. It is hard to loose the ones in your life either friend or family. The older I get the more I friends I am loosing and I know my time is limited but I have faith and know that there is more than this life on earth. The quote is wonderful.
    Hugs
    Grammy.

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  3. I love you and that quote. Beth's family is in my prayers. :(

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  4. That is a wonderful quote and I agree.

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  5. Lovely post Stephanie.

    Hilary from Vancouver, Canada.

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