Wish You Were Here---For Those Who Have Lost a Loved One

Wish You Were Here---For Those Who Have Lost a Loved One

I have a son in Hong Kong and a daughter in Los Angeles. I wish they were here. I wish they were here especially on special occasions. So like we celebrate VIP people in ourlives like Martin Luther King, Jr., Abe Lincoln and others, I'm always going to miss these VIP people in my life.  So a "rejoicing" came in my heart last night that I had these VIP people and I know my children will miss me when I'm gone. Tomorrow is my son’s 40^th birthday and I would rather be in Hong Kong celebrating it with him. 

The very first loss I had in my life was at five years old when two neighbor children I played with their mother was smoking and caught the sofa on fire when she was sleeping and died of smoke inhalation. Their father had passed away when his plane crashed as an air force pilot. My two close play friends moved out of town to live with relatives. Next, it was my grandparents. First, my grandfather when I was 19 years old and it was right at the time I joined a full time missionary group. I had no idea where my grandfather who lived in Illinois was at spiritually so it gave me a greater concern (burden) for people's spiritual condition. My grandmother had a stroke and was in a nursing home facility in Illinois until she was 96 years old, but she did not recognize us very often (her mind was not all there.)

19 years ago I lost my father, followed five years by my mother. My uncle committed suicide at the loss of my mother and had a health condition so my family attended my mother's funeral and then we went to my uncle's funeral a few days later, about five years later my sister passed away from lung cancer and then five years ago I lost my husband.

I have suffered from associative grief very strongly since I lost my father. A little from the other losses but it is now sort of like a compound fracture of my heart. So last night I had a breakthrough in thinking about how I had these V.I.P. people in my life. That I am always going to miss them. Simeon prophesied to Mary that a sword was going to pierce her heart when her and Joseph brought Jesus to be dedicated as a baby. It's because Jesus was her son. She was going to miss his presence for her birthday, his earthly brother's birthday, she was going to miss seeing his face, she was going to miss giving him a hug. Anyone who has lost a spouse know what I am talking about in missing a person's touch and presence.

When Jesus ascended to God after his resurrection he promised to send his Spirit and he said, "Behold I am with you "always" to the end of the age Mathew 28:20.  Jesus is always with us and I am going to always miss my loved ones and I know they will be on my welcoming committee in heaven.

I Wish You Were Here by Mark Harris:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khc-7jAsmZI