A Grand Canyon-sized Hole

Last month, a work friend, Shara, gave me a book to read. This tearjerker, Reflections of a Grieving Spouse by H. Norman Wright, is an awesome book. Subtitled The Unexpected Journey from Loss to Renewed Hope. The introduction starts out like this:
"This is a book I never planned to write or ever even wanted to write. We're all aware death will invade our lives at some time, but it's never to our liking. The loss of a beloved partner who has been by your side for a short time or for almost half a century, creates a Grand Canyon-sized hole in your life. The present and future are changed drastically."
With chapters titled Changing "We" to "I", Avoiding Pain, When You Seem Stuck and Alive in Your Memory, this book covers it all. No question is left unanswered and you can very much tell that the author lost the love of his life.

I mentioned to Pastor Rob about a book I would like to read...did he have it in his collection? Next time I saw him he said he ordered the out of print book, The Walk. Authored by Michael Card, Christian recording artist, it is about the life-changing journey of two friends; the author and his mentor, Dr. Bill Lane. When Bill was diagnosed with cancer, he told Michael, "I want to show you how a Christian man dies". I thought this could have been written about Todd. Todd was raised a Methodist but God is still God. We all walk the same earth, created by Him. Saturday I stopped up to the parsonage and picked it up. It is a very short book, I finished it last night. What a heartwarming story, many messages of discipleship and friendship. It was a tearjerker at the end, of course!