the death of m’s wife has been front page news on all the local papers.
was very happy for him when he met and married her.
i’d previously not understood why people would be angry with God in times to distress (eg Job). i’d thought, naively perhaps, that they’d be more than happy to turn to him for comfort.
now i understand.
this understanding comes with a greater grasp of his sovereignty. for if God was God and sovereign over all things and in complete control of everything, then why did he not let m & hy have more than a year together? it is painful to remember the way m had eyes only for hy when they were together, how they enjoyed good food, fine wine, holidays, shopping, concerts together…
this affair will (sneeringly) be used to great effect as an illustration in a sermon on the rich fool. my first instinct would be to punch the smirking speaker. it’s so easy to be pronounce judgement when one claims to love nothing and value nothing. yet, perhaps even arrogant speakers sometimes speak the truth.
there is a dress code for her funeral. it is “black glamour”.
