I have come to a strong conclusion about death, dying and how it effects the human heart. And I hope this speaks to you if you are struggling right now.  Some people “handle” the aspects of death better than others.  People who are around it often.  Pastors, doctors, nurses, first responders, service members, veterinarians, shelter staff and so many more are in line to look at the complexities of death every day.  They “handle” it for the most part with logic.  Our brains can explain away a lot of emotion, through science and welfare.  Therapy helps.  Classes on how to handle compassion fatigue.  War can certainly give its own perspective on death.  But to say that these people that “handle” death so well, are not effected by it is ignorant.  Every human soul is effected by death.

Since the dawn of modern man the one thing every human on earth has tried to make sense of was death.  The very first man made alters, and looked to the sky for an explanation.  We ceremoniously bury our dead, as hunter/gatherers we gave thanks and prayed over the lives that sustained our own.  And we are not the only species that have been documented honoring our dead, grieving and mourning.  Far from it.  Death effects the heart and soul of every living thing on this planet.  But, why?  Death is a perfectly normal part of life.  Or is it?

My conclusion about death and why it is so devastating to the human heart and so many of our animal brethren is rooted in the core of my faith in Jesus Christ.  Plain and simple, we cannot come to truly understand death because point blank, our souls were never designed for it.  We were never meant to be mortal.  We were never created to experience death.  God did not create man or beast to ever die.  And because we were not created for it, there is no way we can possibly understand it.  No more than we can fathom breathing under water like a fish, can we fathom what, and why is death.  We simply were not created for it.

When God created all living things, He created them to live forever, in the garden.  It was not until that literally fatal moment of sin, did we fall to death.  So now, we are living and experiencing a thing that we will never understand.  There is tremendous hope through Jesus, that we will live again, and that our souls surely will not die.  And our sinless animal friends are more than included in His eternal kingdom.  This gives me great hope.  And the knowledge that this struggle of mourning and loss is explained through our lack of being created to handle such events does not make the loss of a loved one any easier, but at least gives us heart to overcome the day.   And knowing that the one who did create you, knows you are not equipped to handle this alone, and is always with you.  Never forsaking you, always pursuing you, feeling every pain and sadness and counting every tear.

Of course your heart will break.  Of course you cannot make sense of it.  Of course you are struggling to cope.  Of course it effected you.  Of course you are sad, lonely, confused, lost, searching, hoping, wishing, praying, begging.  It’s your soul reaching for something it cannot grasp.  We have to lean on God for this one.  Because of course we cannot understand, what we were never meant for.  If you are struggling with loss right now, I hope this speaks to your heart and perhaps gives you some peace in just knowing we aren’t supposed to be able to make sense of it.  Our minds can logic away a lot of things, but it cannot logic away our soul.  And when your soul is crying for an explanation, we have to lean on the only one who can give it when it is beyond our capabilities and understanding.  I pray you find peace and comfort in Him.  Have courage dear friends, have courage.