Grief has been my close, though unwanted, companion for years now.
My sweet mom died in 2021.
This year, three dear friends died within one month.
It’s been rough.
Unanswered questions are an inevitable part of grief.
Why did they have to die?
Did I do enough?
Did I say the right things?
Did they know how much they meant to me?
Will I see them again?
Unanswered questions are the hardest kind.
Whenever my heartaches from loss, confusion, fear, worry, loneliness, or disappointment, and questions swirl in my mind, I have an answer to the most important question,
Will everything be okay in the end?
Yes!
Because God is love.
And he is trustworthy.
So I will praise you on the mountain
And I will praise you when the mountain’s in my way
You’re the summit where my feet are
I will praise you in the valleys all the same
No less God within the shadows
No less faithful when the night leads me astray
‘Cause you’re the heaven where my heart is
In the highlands and the heartache all the same
From the Benjamin William Hastings song called Highlands (Song of Ascent)
When most of our questions are unanswered for now, we can still hope in the one who knows all.
And cares.
We might not have all the answers we want, but we have all we need.
For now.
A Settled Heart 