It's so hard to find the right words to say to someone who's lost a loved one. No words will comfort one enough to make the pain and sorrow go away.

I always remember that God knows what we feel, and he understands our loneliness due to death. Remember Jesus' words as he hung on the cross "My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken me?" He was there alone, and God felt that loneliness just as much as Jesus did.

It's comforting knowing that God has experienced something so profound and something that we as humans feel that only we could experience. God's there with us, and he's carrying us through, and he's holding the box of tissues as we pull each one out to wipe away our tears. How good is the God we adore and serve.

I'll remember you all in my daily prayers and hope that each one of you will lean and rely on the Lord each day for strength.

Peace and Comfort and everlasting Love