My dad, at 79,  lived 49 of my years.  Mother, at 86, lived 64 of my years. My first husband at 41, lived for 18 years of marriage.  They are all gone.  The MISSING is so very real and emotional and even still difficult at times.

        Jesus’s death and resurrection left His followers stymied, awed, frightened, blessed, so many emotions to unravel.  Those closest to Him were MISSING Him.  In their three years living, learning and teaching with Jesus, their bond was close and filled with amazing deeds and observations. The MISSING was real.  Did they feel abandoned? Were they lost? How would they pick up the pieces and continue the work our Lord gave them to do?

        When we face a loss in our life, one choice is to drift into a corner and possibly “weave baskets” with no thought, no energy, no awareness of life. Or we can relinquish our pain, our loss, our MISSING to Jesus.  He understands wholly and completely with unconditional love. Like lambs, allow your Shepherd to welcome you into His flock, to feed you with comfort, and to love you during, through and always in your time of MISSING.

        Those in Jesus’s inner circle, went on to spread His Word, to share the life of the Messiah they had come to love and follow. Their journeys were not easy and I’m sure their periods of MISSING were real also, but we have their gospels to learn from and ease our own times of MISSING.

        Know His peace.  Accept the comfort.  Feel His love.

Jill