I belong to a widow’s group on Facebook, and read a post there yesterday. It was written by a woman whose anniversary is approaching, and she aked was it proper to celebrate it, even with her husband gone. I and many others responded that she ought to feel free to celebrate or not, her choice. Many of us also said we celebrate ours.
But one response said that the bible says there is no celebration of anniversaries in HEAVEN … someone else asked her where in the bible that was written, and someone else researched it and said he found a passage that said no one would be married in heaven, but he didn’t think that negated marriages that took place here on earth before heaven.
Which, of course, made me think of the many different beliefs that different religions have regarding life after death. If one believes in reincarnation, one expects a new life to follow, and perhaps a new partner. If one believe in love everlastng, as I do, one expects to be reunited after death wherever we are. If one believes that there is no life after death, one is truly alone when their partner passes, (or doesn’t pass to somewhere?)
It will be five years this Christmas morning since Rick’s death, and I still have dreams involving him. One morning last week I woke up quite upset with myself for not having scheduled his vaccine shots for covid. Another night I dreamed that he and I were vacationing and I lost my way in the hotel corridors and couldn’t find him or our room. And another night I dreamt that he was upset with me for offering to take care of young children when we were supposed to be on an anniversary trip. Sometimes I dream that he is just quietly sitting on the side of our bed while I am sleeping. And other nights i have dreams but he is not there, and I am looking for him and asking peoplle to hellp me find him. One night I dreamed that he met me in the hospital corridor and said he hadn’t died, it was all a case of mistaken identify and I apologized for having let all his shirts be donated or cut up for quilts, and offered to go shopping and buy him all new clothes, shoes, boots, coats. I am often exhausted when I do wake up after such dreams.
So, will he be waiting for me in Heaven if I ever get there?
