| After an hour of waiting while they worked on her husband in the emergency room, she listened as the doctor said in his grim voice, "I'm sorry, Mrs. Johnson. We used every life-saving technique available, but we've lost him." While attending church services months later, she overheard the woman behind her say, "She lost her husband, poor soul. A heart attack." The friend leans across the pew and tries to comfort her with the words, "I lost my husband four years ago. He had cancer and he suffered for so long. I know what you're going through." The Sunday morning worship service begins and she remembers the day she and her husband were married in this same church. They almost weren't. A tear slides down her cheek as she remembers. He had been twenty minutes late because he had lost his car keys. Then during the ceremony, he temporarily lost the ring. Looking back now, it seemed comical. They had lost so many things over the years. In 1965 they lost their home to a fire, but managed to save their children. In 1971 they lost their family pet, Titus. The six-year-old golden retriever disappeared for four days before returning home. In 1980 her husband lost his job due to corporate downsizing. She remembers losing much less important things: combs, purses, phone numbers, shoes. The sock that always gets lost while doing laundry. Her heart is heavy. Now she has lost her soul mate. Now she is completely lost without him. The choir begins to sing louder and breaks into her thoughts, "I was lost, but now I'm found." A strange peace begins to fill her heart as she realizes the truth. She even smiles. No, he isn't lost. Not at all. To be lost is to be misplaced. You lose car keys and inaminate objects because they have been misplaced. You don't misplace a loved one. Wiping away her tears, she makes a mental note that the next time someone mentions that they have "lost" someone, she will tell them the truth. They are not truly lost. They have simply gone to live with the Lord, and He has found them." |
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