My dear friend
I want to share with you
what the Lord is doing
with me today
but you are gone
returned to the dust
and the ether
no longer there to call
nor to send a note
no more coffee chats
or stories shared over a meal
I long to hear your voice
to receive the return note
to know you understand
to know someone understands
what the Lord is doing with me
my dear friend
~Robert Van Valkenburgh
Reflection:
Who do you bring to God in prayer when the one who once understood your heart is no longer here—and how might the Lord be inviting you to trust Him with what remains unspoken?
Scripture:
“The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.”
— Psalm 34:18 (NRSVCE)
Grappling With Divinity 