Article September 29, 1997 Issue

Comfort in grief

Leslee Godfrey Allen

Dear Friend,

My deepest love goes out to you right now, I know all that you and your loved one shared together will continue to bless you. When my dad passed suddenly a few years ago, I had some inspiration that I'd like to share with you, since it was such a tremendous support to me.

For a time there seemed to be an empty spot that needed filling. One sleepless night I went to the living room and reached out to God wholeheartedly for peace and assurance. No thoughts came for a while, just a deep yearning. Finally my thought cleared and this inspiration came: "...Love supports the struggling heart until it ceases to sigh over the world and begins to unfold its wings for heaven" (Science and Health, p. 57). I wrote it down and left it in the kitchen for the rest of the family, and then went to sleep peacefully.

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