Weight
- Susie Wong
- 1 day ago
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"Where O death is your victory? Where O death is your sting?" I Corinthians 15:55, NIV.
Thanksgiving was a bit rough, to be completely honest. Though quiet with few around the table, it was solitude I desired. It would have been my mom’s 91st birthday on the 27th. She missed it by a week. But saying she missed it doesn’t seem to honor God. He had my mom’s days planned, and knew the date of her departure, November 20, at 6:32am.
As my sisters and I held her hand while praying over her, she went home to live forever more with Jesus. The tears that followed heralded the grief for a much beloved mom.
Jesus has been beyond gracious. His presence during these last few days has been sustaining and felt. I’m so thankful for His love.
My heart doesn’t feel like this often, and at one point I mentioned to my husband that I felt numb and closed off.
He said, “That’s sadness.”
Not sorrow for I know my mom is with Jesus, but an emptiness from where my mom had once been—now in memory only. And since memories have no weight, there’s a void. My mom’s presence was weighty.
Isn’t that a great thing to know about a person—the weight of their presence? Heavy or light, the people we come in contact with will fall somewhere upon this scale.
But sadly, we sometimes don’t recognize their weight until they are gone.
I am grateful for a community of believers who understand life and death. They understand that death need not be an option anymore. That Jesus came to give us life and more abundantly—that when He rose from the grave, death was conquered. No more sting.
My mom, like many before her, passed from this life onto the next. She is in heaven. She chose Jesus and lived a life with Him, daily.
How about you? Do you feel the emptiness of someone’s weight today? I pray that we all take one step closer to Jesus, who is our eternal weight.
Father,
Help me to know and recognize the weight of those around me. They are all so important to You.
Help us move in closer to Your presence and know You better today than we did yesterday.
Help us realize this gift of life and seek it with all of our hearts. Your way be done.
Thank you for the community of believers who understand and support each other. What a treasure You have provided.
Amen.
Thank you for sharing this tender moment with us, Susie. You are so loved!
You a beautiful and strong sister. Your voice comforts me. Mom is in heaven. Man I wish I could give her a hug today. She is a beautiful part of heaven now. Someday we will all be together again. But not today. Today I will live for the Lord.