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You’d never know it if you saw us all there on that stretch of the shore.
No. You’d never know…
That her niece was drowned in a pool.
…and that their husbands just couldn’t go on.
That my brother ended his anguish…
Or that their only son was slain.
No, you’d never know any of this if you saw us there;
In the warmth of the sand and the sun.
You’d only know that we had made a pilgrimage…
We’d come with a purpose.
To let go of her niece.
And my brother.
To let go of their husbands.
And their only son.
And we’d never know it…never comprehend grief’s great mystery.
That only when we let go of their lives…
And let the sea swallow all of our pain…
Would their love be right there…waiting.
For in our hearts they will always remain.
“What joy for those whose strength comes from the LORD, who have set their minds on a pilgrimage…
When they walk through the Valley of Weeping, it will become a place of refreshing springs.”
Psalm 84:5-6
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