Brett's Two-Cents

Hello everyone! As we remember our beloved dead this weekend, I am reminded of a reflection by the great Lutheran theologian and martyr, Dietrich Bonhoeffer. I’ve often offered this to folks who are grieving, but thought it something all of you might appreciate as well. Enjoy!
 

Nothing can make up for the absence of someone we love,
And it would be wrong to try to find a substitute;
We must simply hold out and see it through.
That sounds very hard at first,
But at the same time it is a great consolation,
For the gap, as long as it remains unfilled,
Preserves the bonds between us.
It is nonsense to say that God fills the gap;
God doesn’t fill it, but on the contrary, keeps it empty
And so helps us to keep alive our former communion with each other,
Even at the cost of pain.