we say the words for times like these...

Not long ago was Ash Wednesday. We mark our forehead with ashes reminding each other the reality of death, reminding each other that God created us out of the dust and to the dust we return, reminding each other that the dust is infused with God's covenant....that in life and in death we belong to God.

I believe this... though I was not ready for my dear friend Kaylyn to die at 42. Though I grieve, my tears are drenched with God's promise. In life and in death my dear sweet friend remains in the presence, care, and power of God.

I believe. In the middle of the dust with tears rolling down my face I believe these words and trust that in time my grief and the grief of all those who loved her will be transformed into hope and assurance.