Sorrow...Loss

~~~ 2 Samuel 18:9-10, 14b, 24-25a, 30-19:3 ~~~ Psalm 86 ~~~ Mark 5:21-43 ~~~

More than anything a parent wants what is best for their child.
David now mourns over the death of Absalom as a result
of his hair getting tangled in a tree.

Who could have guessed?
The beauty of his long flowing hair would result in his death.

Because he cannot escape from the tree branches,
 Absalom becomes an easy target.

The king was shaken,
and went up to the room over the city gate to weep.
He said as he wept,
“My son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom!

No matter how much we are hurt by our children
 the underlying love mostly remains constant.
Even though Absalom wanted to over throw his father,
David still loved him.
His love was made evident in his weeping at the death of his son.

The Gospel today is one I have written about many times here on this blog.

Living Faith the Hemorrhagic Woman

Here is one previous post about this passage...
an official, an ill child, and a desperate woman
joined together for one purpose...calling out for God
to hear their broken hearts.

How does one's heart heal after losing a child?
This is not the death order we often imagine.
We believe the young should be allowed
to have their future days before them.

The undercurrent is always driven by great love.

How can we begin to express
our gratitude for every way in which God finds to bless us?
So many times in ways we could not envision on our own.
Peace be with you.