It's sad. It's heartbreaking. We're all packing our things, trying to figure out how to say goodbye in a matter of days. For many of the students, it might be hard to come and say goodbye. Many live far away. We're having a goodbye party tomorrow, so hopefully many can come. This is not what we wanted for closure, but it will have to do.
As I read this I have to pause. In tears, Leah is trying to console me. "Mama, why are you crying? I need to know why you're crying. Oh don't cry. I want to make it better. I love you soooo much." It's heartbreaking that my three year old is comforting me right now. I appreciate it. Don't get me wrong. However it is sad that she doesn't understand the impact that this makes on us, on our family, on our hearts. But we trust the people in leadership over us and we respect them.
The following Psalm has become so much more real to us this week, as we mourn, as we pack, as we say goodbye. We have to trust the Lord, even when it's hard, even when we don't understand. We have no other choice. We are heartbroken, but we choose to trust in the One who brought us here in the first place.
23 A Psalm of David.
He leads me beside still waters.
He leads me in paths of righteousness
for his name’s sake.
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
in the presence of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord
forever.
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