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The Deuce
Now I can extend the same condolences to you. I am very sorry to hear this. Now we are both grieving .. I am very very sorry for your loss. I know what you are going through at this exact moment... It sucks... it hurts.. and no matter what anyone says.. it does not get any better.. Only time will tell if you will heal but from what i can tell you are a very strong person and I know that you will be able to overcome this terrible tragedy.
I'd like to say something that I heard at the funeral for my best friend the other day... The pastor said, Why would a Loving God who is supposed to care and love us so much put us through such horrible pain and sorrow. Well as humans we were given the chance to chose in the days of Adam and Eve when they bit that forbidden fruit they allowed Satan to rule. As much as it pained our Almighty and Loving God to watch us make such a mistake he had to sit back and let that happen. And when we see all this death and turmoil and cancer and diseases this is all the work of Satan. We as Humans made the choice when they took that bite of the forbidden fruit to allow such awful things to happen. But there is Salvation in the way of Jesus Christ. For those who believe and accept Him into their Hearts then they shall live an eternal life. Jesus died on the Cross for us. He the son of God, the Man born of the immaculate conception. The True son of God.
Forgive me if I am saying this wrong I am trying to remember it the best as I can from the sermon he was preaching while I was staring at the lifeless body of my Best Friend.. Bear with me.. Please... and boy will I feel dumb if you are either non-catholic or even worse yet a non-believer....
He went on to say " And the people asked Jesus, how if you are the True son of God were you not able to stop the death of your friend Lazarus. And Jesus Replied, Death is but a part of Life as much as it pained me to watch my friend die, there was nothing I could do for the sins of Man have not yet been taken upon me. At this time Jesus went to Lazarus and he moved the stone in which held the tomb of where his friend Lazarus lay. For 7 days now. And Jesus Spoke, Come to me now Lazarus and He came" For the people were in awe that they were in such presence of the truly divine.. The son of God Himself.
Now Crucifixion is not a way of immediate death. It was designed as a way of torture.. It would take days for Death to occur. The diaphragm would collapse causing immense pain and of course the eventual collapse of the Lungs. Now when Jesus hung on that cross the whole process took 3 hours. It happened so quickly because he was taking on all the sins of Man from the Past, from the Present and for Sins YET to be committed. Yes Jesus died on that cross, but Satan made a fatal error, he took Jesus when he died and that was a big No-No.. Jesus was a man without Sin and as we all know only those who have sinned are allowed to be claimed by Satan himself. Jesus was a man without sin, so therefore that is why he was sent back and he rose from the grave.
What does all this mean for our beloved Passed on Loved ones.. It means that even though they may be gone in this world, the fact that Jesus died for us and took on all of our sins we are granted the chance for ETERNAL Life so when we die on this Earth we will be allowed to meet up with our Loved ones who have passed on. If you believe and if accept Jesus into our hearts.
Now of course this is all religion.. this is all FAITH.
But when I heard this the other day for some reason it stuck out in my head.. like I said I dont know if I am telling you this story accurately but I tried my best. I am not a deeply religious person but hearing that as I sat there 4 rows back from the body of my best friend... I FELT A SENSE OF PEACE AND SERENITY wash over me.. it was the most intense and weirdest feeling I have ever experienced in my life.
I dont know if this will help you any, if you even wanted to hear any of this or if you even believe any of this... but I felt an obligation to share...
IF YOU NEED ANYONE TO TALK TO I AM HERE FOR YOU... I KNOW ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW.. I KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO LOSE SOMEONE YOU CARE ABOUT... SO FEEL FREE TO PM ME... I AM DEEPLY SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS...
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