TUESDAY, August 25
Louis
Acts 9:39 So Peter got up and went with them; and when he arrived, they took him to the room upstairs. All the widows stood beside him, weeping and showing tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was with them.
My favorite patchwork quilt is made of my Aunt Maureen’s clothes. This quilt is cherished not because of the craftsmanship or materials but because I feel close to her—reconnected—when I wrap it around me and snuggle into its warmth.
When a loved one dies, we are left with a body that will decompose. When the spirit leaves the body, we understand it wasn’t the body we loved. What we loved is no longer where it was, no longer recognizable. And that’s hard to learn to live with.
God, thank you for Aunt Maureen. Please grow my spirit’s awareness. Help me connect with her without sight, touch, sound, smell, or taste.
MOVING FORWARD: Spend extra time today with someone who is grieving a loss.
Ps 5, 6 * 10, 11 | Job 6:1-4, 8-15, 21 | Acts 9:32-43 | John 6:60-71
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