Viewing and Funeral Day 313

Psalm 6:7  My eyes grow weak with sorrow; they fail because of all my foes

Saturday evening we attended the viewing for Marshell, hundreds of people waited on  hometown streets to offer love and condolences to her family. A life of only thirty nine years prematurely ended, at the hands of an irate husband; what gave this man the right!

For hours and hours, the family stood faithfully, in front of the open coffin that held their precious daughter, sister, and mother, as mourners filed slowly by.  Words can not express the grief and pain that I felt for Claire and her family.  Total strangers soon shared embraces of disbelief and sorrow.

Sunday afternoon, the family and hundreds of friends gathered for their final farewell.  Messages and songs of love filled the room, pouring out love and the peace of God;  the presence of Jesus Christ penetrated the hearts and soul of all.

Marshell was buried in a grave at the foot of her pop-pop`s, Marshall (Smoke) Poore`s grave.  As God so often does He made this possible.  Like many, who are not prepared in advance for their own death, Marshell did not have insurance for burial nor own a burial plot.

Approximated 5 years on a visit to her father`s grave, by chance, Claire met a man at the cemetery.  He said that he owned several graves adjoining her father`s grave.  He gave her his card and said that if she ever needed a grave to get in touch.   Fortunately, Claire stashed the card and knew exactly where to retrieve it, in her time of need.  Claire made arrangements and met this gentleman at the cemetery.  Learning of Claire`s situation, this total stranger, sold Claire six burial sites for one dollar!  Thank you, God!

What a welcomed blessing in a time of grief and despair, there are angels among us!

 Psalm 24:5  He will receive blessing from the Lord and vindication from God his Savior. 

Please keep Claire and her family in your prayers, how many lives will end prematurely because of domestic violence?  By removing God from our society, have we created a God-less, broken generation that has little or no regard for human life.  God must shake His head in disbelief.....God will prevail, He is the same yesterday, today, tomorrow and forever! AMEN.