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Aaron J. Govan's avatar

Very touching, Richard. I particularly enjoyed the comments you added at the end, which give meaning to what you express above.

Richard's avatar

Thank you Aaron! I'm glad it connected

Timothy Horne's avatar

Nice Richard. This line resonated: “Grief is rarely a sudden collapse. It is a slow unbecoming of sorts.”

“Jesus wept” ends your post appropriately- he grieves the distance we create by moving away from him. He longs for intimacy while we often ignore him or keep him at arm’s length.

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That too is a thing to grieve. The loss of intimacy is a widening of distance

Jennifer N. Haddock's avatar

Love this whole thing but especially this: “There is a beauty and weight to love, it’s only right that it cost something.”

Richard's avatar

I'm glad you gave it a read. Thank you<3!