GETTING TO KNOW MY FATHER—BETTER

When my dad passed on, among the many condolences I received, a compassionate friend offered words of spiritual consolation that made a great difference to me.

He acknowledged my feelings of loss, but at the same time assured me that prayer would move me through my grief—to the practical and very real apprehension that God's goodness could never be lost. "You're going to get to know your father better," he said. "You're going to get to know him spiritually."

It seemed hard to imagine. All the ways I was accustomed to knowing my father were, I thought, pretty human. I knew his personality, his sense of humor, his generosity and intelligence. I knew his physical presence and could no longer hear his voice or see the lift of his eyebrow.

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