Hi dearest ones in Christ,
This is for anyone who has experienced any kind of loss.
God reminded me how I felt after I lost my first late husband of 34 years, Bart Trexler who passed away Dec 4, 2004. I was devastated beyond words, and thought I could never go through this time of mourning.. BUT, for our God.. He was there I. The midst of my sorrow. ( I did remarry dear Joe in October 17, 2007 - and he also passed away suddenly Feb 1, 2012... another trauma.
God has blessed me to be able to share with those going through losses of their own. I have come to learn, beloved .. .. it is not so much What we go through in life, as it is .. our Attitude while going through. We will either allow our circumstances Lord over us, them and carry them forever, or we will give them to God .. laying our emotions at the altar of the Lord .. and truly let GO of the past and live again. Many of The Lords children remain in a tomb of their own making by reliving the past. God doesn’t want that for us, nor do most of the people we hang on to.Many times we are the ones who keep ourselves entrapped and sorrowful.
Below was written in 2011 when my second late husband was still living .. He was a wonderful man and husband and lover of God.. and, in many ways, my heart was entrapped in my loss ..
I was praying as Joe was doing some work on EBay today, and I was praying in particular for someone who is going through a difficult, hard break up.
My heart so began to weep, thinking about those who are in pain and in the healing process of broken relationships, or losses of any kind. It is a time when one feels very alone and as I was praying for those in this place, .. this word came to me. It was as if I could hear the voice of those who are hurting crying out to God. I hope the word below will bless you if you are going through a hard time, or perhaps it will be of help to someone you know. Holy Hugs, Reverend Donna Trexler-Geertz
4/24/11 mwd
My Shepherd, You know me.
I am Your little Lamb, no matter what I am going through
You hear my cries and hold my tears in You special vial, and they are precious to You.
As the old hymn says, Thy compassions they fail not
It says in Your word that you are moved with compassion and heal
Come and heal my wounded spirit, be my strong tower when I am at my weakest
Hold me close Oh my Savior, and take me through the nighttime of my soul
Cover me with Your wings of love, for You alone are my true refuge.
Oh, how I need You now more than ever, when my heart aches and is so overwhelmed.
Cause my heart to beat again in rhythm with Your heart,
One drop of Your most precious blood will kiss all my suffering away.
Lead and guide me to New Beginnings, out of this place of despair and aloneness
I want to be so close that I can hear Your heartbeat, so engulfed in Your embrace, so close there is NO room for anything but Your love
You understand the sorrow of separation.
You understand my heart all tattered and torn apart
A heart that is so wounded it feels it may never be the same again.
But, you say you have come to heal the broken hearted
and to set at liberty the captives who are held by their own pain.
I am safe in Your arms, enfold me and rock me in Your cradle of love during this time of aching,
and speak tenderly to me Oh my Redeemer, assuring me that You are All I need, you will never leave or forsake me, I am yours and You are mine forever.
I accept Your will for my life, You are my one true love
You have my best interest in Your heart. You are proven and true.
You are here, You are here with me, I am not alone
You say You rejoice over me with singing.. Sing over me so I may put on a garment of praise for this spirit of heaviness has encompassed me.
And pour over me the oil of joy in exchange for this mourning I am experiencing. My injured heart longs for soothing songs of Springtime and Resurrection Power to bring forth new life.
Pour my tears held in Your vial over meand turn them into tears of Joy and cause me to dance again!
You say unto me ..My beloved speaks and says to me: "Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away; for now the winter is past, the rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land. Song of Songs 2:10-13 (NRSV)
You call me away alone into Your presence with You, so you may renew me, revive me and console me.
You have a plan for my life. It is Ye and Amen.
Breathe new life into me so I may stand and walk again and sing prides to You at all times.
I come my beloved Shepherd, I run into Your arms, Your embrace encompasses me in New Hope and Life
Amen
Reverend Donna Trexler Geertz donnageertz@gmail.com
