Why Wait?

I know that everyone at one time or another has lost someone they love. Whether it is a parent, sibling, grandparent, or cousin, it has happened. Grief is a terrible thing and it seems when the anniversary of their passing comes around, the sting of the pain of their death inevitably strikes again. God promises us that "weeping may be for a night, but joy comes in the morning" (Psalm 30:5). Although the pain of their passing eases as time goes by, the hurt really never goes away for good.

We lost a young cousin in my wife's family almost three years ago and the pain and sorrow still comes at times. Sometimes unexpectedly. I know that she is in better hands, as the Natalie Grant song says, but it doesn't mean that we don't miss her being here with us. She's missing so much, too. Watching her young son grow up. Seeing him step into kindergarten for the first time this year. Big school. Living life to the fullest. There are things I wish I would have taken the time to tell her, but because she was young I didn't think it was important or urgent. I also didn't think that what I had to say to her would make a difference. If only...

This month she would have turned 29 years old. I hope that she's dancing in the streets of heaven today. I just wish I would have told her the things I had to say to her. But I cannot. Hopefully, one day. Happy Birthday Miranda! We love and miss you.

Is there someone that you've been putting off talking to that you haven't seen in a while? Or perhaps there is someone in your very own household who you need to talk to, but keep putting it off. What you have to say may be exactly what they need to hear.

Why wait?