LAST WORDS

 


LAST WORDS.


Last words.  What were those last words my loved one heard come from me?  Was it…”I Love You” or were they words now filled with regret?  Ideally, we want our final words to sound like the gentle whisper of the wind; not some harsh tornado of hurts.  But the reality is, so often we don’t know when our words will be our last words.  All endings are in the present moment.  So be in the present moment.  Try to speak words that finish that moment.   Words you can live with.   Still, in the end, regardless of what was said or unsaid or how it was said, be assured that the silent feelings of true LOVE always speaks to the heart no matter what was spoken and what remains unspoken.

Love is patient and kind…it does not rejoice at wrong-doing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.  Love never ends.  1Cor 13:4, 7-8 ESV

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  1. AnonymousJuly 5, 2022 at 6:24 PM

    Tomorrow will be 4 years since I held my Daddy's hand as he passed away in his sleep. So hard for me it seems like yesterday I miss him every day. My dad had dementia I was so very blessed and lucky one day out of nowhere we were talking and he was talking so clear and he could remember everything we talked for hours and hours. I remember telling him everything I possibly could tell him everything I wanted him to know from the time I was little to the time that I was sitting right there with him. I told him everything he understood and we talked and talked I couldn't believe what was happening but I was so grateful for those hours we spent talking to one another I knew I left nothing out that I wanted to say to him. I had went to grief counseling when my mother passed away and I also went when my father passed I had a wonderful Pastor Beverly who helped me so much. I remember calling her and telling her I can't believe what just happened we talked for hours and hours I told him everything I wanted him to know and take with him
    he understood everything he talked to me he told me so many things he thanked me for all my love and for taking care of him I said Daddy it's my pleasure you don't have to thank me I am so thankful to be your daughter. I even told him tomorrow is not promised to me either I said but if you get to heaven before me please tell mommy the things I need her to know he said I will don't you worry my sweetheart 😥Pastor Beverly said God gave you a special gift I truly believe that and I am forever grateful. Everyday is hard I try to move forward because I know that's what they would both want me to do I still want to make them proud but the day that they left me two of the hardest days of my life I miss and love them very much grief never goes away🙏😥

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