Carol and I had a long phone conversation yesterday with
Dustin, one of Daniel’s Whitworth friends who is assisting a former professor
on a book project. Dustin asked us some
very insightful and challenging questions about how Daniel’s death has impacted
us, our family, and our faith.
One question addressed whether we experienced or understood
Christ’s resurrection differently as a result of losing Daniel. Though that was
a hard question to answer, it is stimulating a lot more thinking in me in the
hours since the call.
I guess the bottom line is, I have thought more about
resurrection since Daniel died than in my 51 years of life leading up to that
event. Easter is the yearly reminder of
the central tenet of Christianity – Jesus’ resurrection – but losing my son and
my hope in our future resurrection and reunion have made me yearn for this
experience in ways I never fathomed.
Longing for resurrection is now a daily
occurrence.
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