This verse comes
from one of my all-time favorite sympathy cards:
“Comfort
Tears
Strength
Calm
Peace
All things in your own time.”
[by an anonymous writer for Hallmark Cards, Inc.]
Another favorite
of mine is this one:
“Things I don’t know …
Why bad things happen to good people.
All you’re feeling right now.
Exactly the right words to say.
Things I do know …
You’re cared about more than you realize.
You will get through this.
I’m here for you … no matter what.”
[By another Hallmark, Inc. writer.]
I bought these
cards because they meant so much to me when I was dealing with the death of my
mother, nine years ago. They touched me so deeply because I believe they
embodied the lessons I learned from the grief recovery group I joined soon
after my mother’s death. I set them aside to come back to every now and then.
This time
when I came across them, I decided to part with the one that might help out a
neighbor with the passing of her husband. I will rely on these words to offer
comfort and the knowledge that things will improve with time. Or at least change
toward a new reality. It’s a journey we all take in our own way.
For Donald
Lee Learn.
Lovely words, Mary. My sympathy on the loss of this friend.
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