Earth's Loss

heaven's gain

What is this thing
Earth?
Mountains white
cast in pink
snow-capped winter
seasons of
death
and trees
lie dormant 
fanning twigs
above man's wires
as if to say
I am still beautiful
nothing stings
with Him
the soot remains
the ice cracks
water cleanses
the birds fly
and babies cry
again
and we together 
fell silent
like the mountain
weeping
struggling
to breath
her message 
back to us.
Again.

We lost a brother yesterday. He knew the Lord. He was my husband’s older brother and best friend. It was sudden and too soon. A legend to all who knew him. He was strong and brave always. He recently fought a great firestorm from the Bridge Fire up in Mount Baldy, California, where the mountain village hugs our family hard. Thankful for the tight community, and very grateful for the beautiful example he set. Mike was a helper in every sense of the word. He was a servant to everyone and anyone who needed anything. He left a great family behind who are hurting immensely. Oh how we will miss him.

Earth lost so many souls yesterday. Every day. The hurt is real. Their memories are dear. May they all be a blessing.

War, hurricanes, fires, floods and so much loss. We just don’t know when.

I hesitated to write, but God gave me this in a moment of weeping this morning and He is guiding me to write through the helplessness.

Now is the time to pray on our knees. Now is the time to live. The battle is very real. Hug your family and friends if you can. Hold them tight in your heart. God is Sovereign and He is on the move.

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1 Corinthians 15:55-58