Comfort to the Bereaved

by Okwudili Umeweni Dearest one, I know how you feel right now. It hurts so much that you will not see or feel that loved one of yours again here on earth. It has even made you not to concentrate on your daily activities. You think the whole world has ended. “How would I go [...]

Someday..

My brother-in-law opened the bottom drawer of my sister’s bureau and lifted out a tissue-wrapped package. “This,” he said, “is not a slip. This is lingerie.” He discarded the tissue and handed me the slip. It was exquisite; silk, handmade and trimmed with a cobweb of lace. The price tag with an astronomical figure on it was still attached. “Jan bought this the first time we went to New York, at least 8 or 9 years ago. She never wore it.

The Headstone

I put a nightlight on it Even though I know you’re not there. It helps me to feel a bit better Knowing I have to leave you out there. The cold stone warms a little With the little light that shines, Declaring to all who drive by One is here, yet one is now gone. [...]

The Dark Candle

A man had a little daughter — an only and much-beloved child. He lived for her — she was his life. So when she became ill and her illness resisted the efforts of the best obtainable physicians, he became like a man possessed, moving heaven and earth to bring about her restoration to health.

A Mother’s Crown

Heaven lit up with His mighty presence, As all the Angels looked down, Today the Lord was placing the jewels, In all the mother’s crowns.