Thoughts

I think that tragedies,

As horrible and painful as they are,

Can ultimately bring some good with the bad.

I think the deciding factor is us -

whether we choose to accept it.

God gives and He takes away.

He took you away from me.

What choice am I faced with?

I can be angry at God,

And grow bitter and resentful.

I can choose to keep the void

you left open and painfully empty.

Or I can accept it as God's will,

And choose to fill that void

with His goodness and love.

Obviously, I'll choose the latter -

Because who wants a life of bitterness and pain?

Of course, if it were up to me,

If I were allowed to pick,

I'd choose to have you and my God.

But evidently I wasn't meant to have both.

So every empty place you've left behind,

I will let God fill.

He can be our mutual friend.

You're hanging out with Him in Glory,

And I'm clinging to Him to get through each day.