Just One More Moment

[rosie321]

Just give me one more moment to see your face behind the veil of darkness called death. To see that you're alright, surrounded with joys untold. If only....

Just one more moment.

Some pains will never go away on this earth.

[Alaskagain]

I am sad for you, with you.

[Elphaba]

Just give me one more moment to see your face behind the veil of darkness called death. To see that you're alright, surrounded with joys untold. If only....

Just one more moment.

Some pains will never go away on this earth.

Rosie!

I'm so sorry you're in so much pain. It sounds horrible.

My thoughts are wth you in your loss.

Elphaba

[StrawberryFields]

Rosie?

I am so sorry for your loss.

[onyx]

Just give me one more moment to see your face behind the veil of darkness called death. To see that you're alright, surrounded with joys untold. If only....

Just one more moment.

Some pains will never go away on this earth.

Rosie,

I understand what you are going through right now.

I am walking the same path myself at this time.

Thank you for sharing your heart-felt sentiment.

I'd like to share something with you that has been an unbelievable comfort to me.

I hope it will be helpful:

Death is nothing at all.

I have only slipped away into the next room.

Whatever we were to each other, that we are still.

Call me by my old familiar name.

Speak to me in the easy way you always used.

Laugh as we always laughed

at the little jokes we enjoyed together.

Play, smile, think of me, pray for me.

Let my name be the household word that it always was.

Let it be spoken without effort.

Life means all that is ever meant.

It is the same as it ever was;

there is absolutey unbroken continuity.

why should I be out of your mind

because I am out of your sight?

I am but waiting for you, for an interval,

somewhere very near, just around the corner...

All is well. Nothing is past; nothing is lost.

One brief moment and all will be as it was before

only better, infinitely happier and forever.

We will all be one together.

- Carmelite Monastery

My heart breaks with you today Rosie.

Onyx

[shanstress70]

What happened, Rosie? I must have missed something.

[pam]

What happened, Rosie? I must have missed something.

I was thinking the same thing Shan.

[rosie321]

Thanks everyone for your concern.

Onyx the poem you posted is one I love too :)

There has been a long season of death and dying lately in our family, amongst our friends and others we deal with. Some deaths have been heartbreaking or sudden .

While gospel principles are not foreign to me. It still hurts a great deal and its easy to question God in some of the situations Gospel principles are not always a comfort to me either. My christian roots says that you believe in Christ and are saved. If not you aren't. The time for choice is in this life. Did the person believe or didn't they? Did they believe with a sincere heart?

Then the LDS church believes in the spirit prison and paradise. All will wind up where they should by the power of their choice. Will they do all they can do?

Its hard not knowing what will become of those who have touched our lives so much. That Heavenly Father has used as an instrument in his hand at one point of time or another to make an impact in our lives. Witnessing what some of these people sacrificed or what they had to go through in this life breaks my heart. I want to believe that God will reward justly and that all will have every opportunity to return. But its just really hard to have faith on that with some of the things I've seen while trying to serve God. Sometimes I can't help but wonder if all this belief in God is just a mirage either. Something that isn't true but people are encouraged to believe to make life easier to live. All the religous upbringing I've had screams at me there is a God.

The sting of death is huge . I really miss the ones who've passed on. I'm trying to believe..... but some days are more difficult than others.

[shanstress70]

Thanks everyone for your concern.

Onyx the poem you posted is one I love too :)

There has been a long season of death and dying lately in our family, amongst our friends and others we deal with. Some deaths have been heartbreaking or sudden .

While gospel principles are not foreign to me. It still hurts a great deal and its easy to question God in some of the situations Gospel principles are not always a comfort to me either. My christian roots says that you believe in Christ and are saved. If not you aren't. The time for choice is in this life. Did the person believe or didn't they? Did they believe with a sincere heart?

Then the LDS church believes in the spirit prison and paradise. All will wind up where they should by the power of their choice. Will they do all they can do?

Its hard not knowing what will become of those who have touched our lives so much. That Heavenly Father has used as an instrument in his hand at one point of time or another to make an impact in our lives. Witnessing what some of these people sacrificed or what they had to go through in this life breaks my heart. I want to believe that God will reward justly and that all will have every opportunity to return. But its just really hard to have faith on that with some of the things I've seen while trying to serve God. Sometimes I can't help but wonder if all this belief in God is just a mirage either. Something that isn't true but people are encouraged to believe to make life easier to live. All the religous upbringing I've had screams at me there is a God.

The sting of death is huge . I really miss the ones who've passed on. I'm trying to believe..... but some days are more difficult than others.

Rosie, I'm so sorry for your losses. I think it's a common thing to have these doubts, especially during situations like this. I don't think anyone here can say that they've never doubted and had to force the thoughts out of their minds.

I have recently been having these same doubts that you just described because of the little girl that was in the news - the videotape that showed the brutal rape of a 3 yr old. I have been really messed up over that one, wondering why if God is so loving, and if He has the power, WHY would He allow that to go on? Screw free agency in that scenario! It just seems that exceptions would be made once in a while. Thank God she was found and is OK (although I'm sure she'll be messed up)!!! And I've heard all the various explanations that people choose to believe, but none make a lick of sense to me. The only way I can have faith at this time is to believe that God doesn't have the power to step in. Some may call that heresy, but to me it's better than not believing in God at all... which is my alternative.

And sorry, Rosie... I didn't really make you feel any better with my rambling. I hope you can find peace and comfort during these times. Your faith is probably just facing a temporary crisis and it will all work itself out.