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The steeple above Falmouth Baptist Church appears as a beacon above the fall foliage in Stafford County.
REZA MARVASHTI
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Earthly comfort helps, but faith truly sustains
Date published: 8/5/2008
The July 20 article titled "Losing a spouse early 'almost too big to handle'" saddened me because it left out the most important source of support to assist in handling this kind of tragedy.
Since the death of my husband, Keith, last November to a rare protein disorder, my four sons (ages 9 to 15 months) and I have found immeasurable comfort in Jesus Christ. It has been the backbone of our family's healing.
Earthly comfort is wonderful, and we have found much of that as well from our church family, but the greatest comfort comes from knowing where Keith is, and that we will be with him one day when we enter into our reward.
Without God to lean on, we would not be able to function and continue with happy lives after so great a loss.
Our invisible God has made himself immensely visible to us in more ways than I could possibly mention. He promises to be a comfort to the widow and a father to the fatherless, and he has fulfilled this promise.
He has also blessed me with several new friends, also widows, who are seeking strength and comfort from their lord, just as I am.
Does this erase the pain of the journey? No; it is still a painful place to be, and a difficult thing to have happen. We do all have hope, though, because we know God has a plan for us and for our future.
My advice to anyone dealing with the terrible pain of loss--any kind of loss--would be to turn to the Lord. He will be your comfort and your strength, all the time, in all ways, as he will never leave or forsake you, as he mentions over and over in his word.
I would also strongly suggest that those in need find a strong, Bible-based church that will stand by you, as the church is supposed to do, and as mine has.
Liz Anne Wright
Stafford
Date published: 8/5/2008
Most recent reader comments:
WHEN you lose a loved one
(posted by
dpselfe
, Aug. 6, 2008 9:48 am)
I certainly wish nothing bad on anyone, but the fact is that the odds of dying are 1:1. We will ALL suffer loss at some point in our lives. How we handle that is the true test of who we are. If anyone's interested in how best to do so, they should look to Liz and her kids. She'd come to any one of your sides were you in her position regardless of your faith ..........or the lack there of.
farmerbrown -
(posted by
blowinsmoke
, Aug. 5, 2008 7:35 pm)
I'm not the thread police, I just think it's a shame that religon has to be debated on this particular thread. It's disrespectful.
what mean people
(posted by
mikester
, Aug. 5, 2008 7:18 pm)
poor family loses a loved one, and the anti-god people find it a good opportunity to talk trash. At least I know I'm not the worst person in Fred. Can't you have some slight measure of respect
Blowinsmoke
(posted by
farmerbrown
, Aug. 5, 2008 6:54 pm)
While you do not feel "that this is the proper thread for your debates" (you're the "thread police"?), I do not feel the opinion page of a newspaper is the proper place to spout personal religious views (and don't regurgitate the FLS policy on letters - I think it's misguided). As was earlier said, Ms. Wright saw fit to publicly announce her beliefs - others have the right to state theirs IN RESPONSE.
I'm not bashing anyone in this thread...
(posted by
pinkphantom
, Aug. 5, 2008 6:38 pm)
if you want to take it that way, go right ahead. What does the writer's religion have to do with my saying that people turn to comfort in ways other than religion? Or different religions than Christianity?
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