Words Regarding the Loss of Troni

Wounded Healers

—That which we have in common is a pain that we wish upon no one: Loosing a dear child before the natural expected time in the Cycle of Embrace and Release

—Carrying that towel, is the cost of remembering, lest you forget the smell, the warmth, the refreshing, and the free spirit of Troni.

—The black hand towel remains damp until that time of reunion ordained by the God of Alpha and Omega.

—Become Wounded Healers, Hurt People Help People Greatly, When Out Of Their Hurt the Fragrance of Empathy Becomes a Healing Scent

—Like Christ, Our High Priest, We Become Wounded Healers v

Why did Jesus weep?

The fact that our Lord wept demonstrated Yeshua’s (loving) human nature, His compassion for people, and the life He offers to those who believe.

When we recall that Jesus wept, we are encouraged that we do indeed have a High Priest who has been touched by our infirmities. Jesus wept in the presence of His dear friends.

We also are encouraged to … weep with those who weep. Romans 12:15

"Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted."

The Good News: God will never abandon us during our times of grief.

Instead, he will always provide us with love and hope.

There is a time for everything, says Solomon (Ecclesiastes

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:

a time to mourn and a time to dance

Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death,

so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope.

Now also we would not have you ignorant, brethren, about those who fall asleep [in death], that you may not grieve [for them] as the rest do who have no hope [beyond the grave].

1 Thessalonians 4:13

Spurgeon wrote "Tears are permitted to us, but they must glisten in the light of faith and hope. Jesus wept, but Jesus never repined (to be fretful or low-spirited through discontent). We, too, may weep, but not as those who are without hope, nor yet as though forgetful that there is greater cause for joy than for sorrow in the departure of our brethren

We should not misunderstand what Paul is saying here about not grieving. He is not saying that believers are not to experience and express the normal sorrow that accompanies the death of a loved one which brings with it the pain of separation and loneliness. Even our Lord Jesus grieved over the death of His friend ("Jesus… was deeply moved in spirit and was troubled… Jesus wept" John 11:35). Although Jesus expressed sorrow, He did not despair over ever seeing His friend again. Normal human beings grieve over the physical death of their loved ones (Php 2:27-note). Paul is not saying Christians are to be dehumanized by removing grief from the realm of their experience. He goes on to qualify that the believer's grief is not as the rest, for the believer's goodbye is only temporary and our sure hope of reunion with our believing loved ones is forever!

There will come a time when God will

“grant those who mourn in Zion,

Giving them a garland instead of ashes,

The oil of gladness instead of mourning,

The mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting.

So they will be called oaks of righteousness,

The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.”

Isaiah 61:3

We have hope!

But weeping has an intended season, that precedes morning joy.

The Towel remains damp…

There is the enduring fragrance of the precious memories, oh how they linger…

There is the fragrance of the Comforter who was there as we walked through the Valley of the Shadow of Death. He is ever with you, His Rod and Staff to Comfort You.