Whispered words in an emptier sky

Guy Delcambre has a rare gift with words. His wife died suddenly in 2010, leaving him as single parent to their three children. He manages to squeeze out grace from grief and drops it onto the page. It is a privilege to have him share his story today:


A long time ago in a day vibrant and full, the curtains drew mid scene, the day collapsed faster than it began and God, well, He somehow existed in an always familiarity, fuller than I’d known Him to be. I changed and so did my heart and eyes. God stood 10,000 times more phenomenal than I ever knew or imagined.

 And now I see clearer.

But that day, O what a harrowing day! Even the recall still threatens and dwarfs me for a thinking, sinking moment.

Suffering poses a paradox in our human hearts that insulates us from God and every good day held in His hands. [Read the rest here]