Randy's brother Lonnie passed away last evening. He is halfway across the country, but the distance doesn't make any difference. It feels like the world we woke up to has a hole in it; it is strangely off-balance, and we must struggle to function normally. That hole in world will never heal - we will just learn how to deal with it.
This is when I learned the true value of Facebook. Unlike me, Randy is a good Facebook corespondent And now, over and over, messages of support and encouragement are coming in. Voices from past schools, congregations, jobs and travel are here. They are saying the same things we always say when we don't know what to say: "I'm sorry for your loss", "you are in our prayers", "we are thinking of you"....and now I realize how those words help heal and comfort. They are the right thing to say because they are the only thing that can be said. It's the presence, in person or on-line, of people who care what has happened, that makes the difference. Thank you.
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