There is a moment after someone we love dies when the casseroles and the flowers stop arriving, and the house is still.
The first weeks have meals and visitors. The next year does not. The grief settles in for the long part, and many people we love stay there for years.
At the tomb of Lazarus, Jesus wept. He could have raised the man with the first word. He chose to share the grief first.
These are the pieces that hang on the wall to keep that company. Christ embracing the woman by the stone in Surrender. The healing pieces that hold the long version of being made whole. Companions for the long part.
There is a moment after someone we love dies when the casseroles and the flowers stop arriving, and the house is still.
The first weeks have meals and visitors. The next year does not. The grief settles in for the long part, and many people we love stay there for years.
At the tomb of Lazarus, Jesus wept. He could have raised the man with the first word. He chose to share the grief first.
These are the pieces that hang on the wall to keep that company. Christ embracing the woman by the stone in Surrender. The healing pieces that hold the long version of being made whole. Companions for the long part.
