He Has No Need for Them
>> Tuesday, May 19, 2015
My husband, John’s, wallet and money from his pants pocket
now lay on the kitchen counter where he placed them several weeks ago. His
special sunglasses that made him feel so cool as he drove his red Cadillac are
close by.
He has no need for them.
Our garage was designed to hold two motorcycles, his car and
mine. The motorcycles are no more and the car now sits on a car lot…for sale.
Even the handicap placard that allowed him to park closer to buildings has
joined the unused symbols of a busy life.
He has no need for them.
The double towel holder that was installed when we built
this house now holds a lonely towel. I will never need two. And he is far too
weak to take a shower, so his towel has been washed, dried and folded.
He has no need for it.
His clothes and shoes are just as he left them the last time
he wore clothes.
He has no need for them.
John is going on a journey without me. Sometimes his eyes
see right through me. Occasionally his comments are not directed to me.
Yesterday I heard him talking and hurried to the bedroom.
“What did you say?”
“I wasn’t talking to you.”
Should I have asked with whom he was conversing? An angel
perhaps.
Even though I can’t go on this journey with him, we both
know Someone who can. We’ve placed our trust in Him.
“Even though I walk through the
valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me;….” Psalm
23:4 (NASB)
