FOLLOW HER LIGHT
We attended a memorial service for a friend of ours
who recently passed away…
Where family and friends came to celebrate her life…
Where stories were shared,
songs were sung
and people bowed their heads to pray.
As I watched and listened to her family
sharing memories they’ve made throughout the years…
they filled the day with love and joy and laughter
mixed with sadness, sorrow and tears…
Sitting there I couldn’t help thinking how lucky we all were….
that a portion of each of our lives was blessed to be touched by her.
All the seeds of kindness and love she sowed with others…
all the flowers she helped bloom…
even thought she wasn’t there…were present in that room.
And by the glow on the faces of everyone who knew her
shining through the cherished memories we clutched…
It was obvious a little of her own light…
brightened everyone she touched.
If you ever wonder how people find their way
when someone they love dies…
how they climb out of the darkness and put the light back in their eyes….
I imagine their family and friends….
on their own time…
in their own way…
will find…
the best path out of their darkness
is to follow the light they left behind.
Copyright © Jim Yerman | Year Posted 2025
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