My goodness what a week this has truly been! In the midst of the wonderful, celebratory things that occurred over the past seven days, it seems like we heard one tragic story after another. Among those tragedies, we lost some well-known celebrities who made an unforgettable impact on our lives and those in our global communities.
At some point and time, we all experienced the loss of someone near and dear to us and as long as we live, we will endure more. Of course, that’s not one of those moments we sit and wait for, and we fret about those days that will certainly come. Somehow, deep within our hearts, amid the pain, sorrow, grief and heartbreak, we feel a ray of hope that indicates things will be okay sooner or later. We may never get over our losses, but I believe that God will bring us through it and heal our hearts of the devastating pain, even when we don’t understand why. I am a firm believer in the scripture that sadness may endure for a night (and maybe even a few nights), but joy comes in the morning.
It seems that although you know people are struggling and suffering from the pain of a horrific terminal illness, when you read or hear about them passing away, leaving the life on earth that they once inhabited, it still does not make the news any easier to swallow. Despite the personal adversities that we read about Ed, Farrah, Michael and other celebrities, it clearly shows that these larger than life individuals had the same struggles, pain, strongholds and sorrows just like the rest of us. I believe that although we did not understand the challenging things they faced daily, because they were constantly in the public’s eyes even when they didn’t want to be, we still connected to their fragileness and humanness.
So as we say so long to Ed McMahon (A landmark on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson), Farrah Fawcett (An original “Charlie’s Angel”) and Michael Jackson (The King of Pop), let’s continue to keep their families and friends in our prayers. They will truly be missed, but never forgotten.
God Bless,
Kym
www.kymgmoore.com
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