I have had a quite interesting week but I am glad the weekend is almost here. Today's post is something totally different from what i usually post but I have a nudge in my spirit to talk about this and I honestly want the opinion of people because I have never experienced what I am about to talk about first hand.
The news of the recent Bristow helicopter crash without mercy broke my heart. I tried to imagine how the people felt while the helipcopter was crash landing, how they would have struggled in the water before actually dying....it is so heartbreaking. I remember saying a prayer when I heard some people were yet to be found, silently hoping that at worst the waves had landed them somewhere but they were very much alive. Perhaps the death of the co-pilot Peter Bello struck me the most. He looked like a very responsible young man with a great future ahead of him, and I heard that he was only 26 years old. It then begs the question WHY?
Why did they have to die? , Why did they have to make that trip that day? why didn't someone see the future and warn them against flying that day? Why do bad things happen?
Honestly there are so many questions to be asked and if one is not careful especially as a christian one might grieve the holyspirit. So many questions I want answers to but I am made to understand that God is 'Kabiyesi' (the unquestionable God) and that doesn't seem very fair to me.
My dad trained me to ALWAYS ask questions, to get clarification on issues and the one person that can give the answers to my questions is unquestionable?
Sometime last year a close friend of mine lost her dad. That is perhaps the closest I have been to experiencing what it is like to loose someone you love to the cold hands of death. It hurt and it hurt very much. My ever bubbly friend couldn't even manage a smile, I mean how do you even analyse the situation? how does one come to terms with such reality? Is it even possible to accept the fact that you would never see such a person again? How exactly do people deal with loss?
My heart goes out to anyone who has ever experienced or is currently experiencing such loss. I am not entirely sure anything I am going to write is going to make a difference but I sincerely hope that the giver of life turns your mourning into dancing and your unhappiness to rejoicing.
Someone once told me that he had a new understanding to the bible passage ' may the peace of God that transcends all human understanding keep your hearts and mind'. He said, for him it meant that even though he didn't understand what was going on or why he was going through what he was going through God should gave him peace of mind.
My mum once bought a book that shared stories behind some of the christian songs we sing today. She said that, the song 'it is well, it is well with my soul' came about because the singer had just lost his wife and child. They were all supposed to travel by ship but for some reason he asked them to go first and then he'd join them as he had somethings to attend to and on their way the ship capsized and that was when the holy spirit ministered that song in his spirit.
R.I.P to all those we have lost and May God grant us all peace of mind even though we cannot fully comprehend the situation and let me lend my voice to say IT IS WELL. If you have ever been in such a situation and you are willing to share please send me a mail to ifeoluwago@gmail.com.
I love you for visiting my blog today,
XOXO,
Ifealako.
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