Bustle in the House
The bustle in the house
The morning after death
Is solemnest of industries
Enacted upon earth.
The sweeping up the heart
And putting love away
We shall not want to use again
Until eternity.
--E. Dickinson
Lena's grandmother died early Wednesday morning and we just returned from the funeral late Thursday night. She was well along in years and bedridden for many years. Lena's mother had served her with great devotion and managed everything to the very end. She's really quite a saint. Ukrainian funerals, though different from those in America, have many of the same elements. Friends visiting, whispered conversations around the casket, flowers (though always even numbers), rituals, tears, a solemn trip to a grave yard.
As the bustle in the house comes to an end (and there truly was a bustle since the funeral and the welcoming of friends was all done in the home), pray for Lena and her family as the grieve this loss.
The morning after death
Is solemnest of industries
Enacted upon earth.
The sweeping up the heart
And putting love away
We shall not want to use again
Until eternity.
--E. Dickinson
Lena's grandmother died early Wednesday morning and we just returned from the funeral late Thursday night. She was well along in years and bedridden for many years. Lena's mother had served her with great devotion and managed everything to the very end. She's really quite a saint. Ukrainian funerals, though different from those in America, have many of the same elements. Friends visiting, whispered conversations around the casket, flowers (though always even numbers), rituals, tears, a solemn trip to a grave yard.
As the bustle in the house comes to an end (and there truly was a bustle since the funeral and the welcoming of friends was all done in the home), pray for Lena and her family as the grieve this loss.
posted by Kyivmission at 11:33 PM
2 Comments:
My condolences to Lena and to all who knew and loved her grandmother.
Deep peace of God to you.
Thanks for the comment from Wisconsin. We are always glad to know that people are praying for us.
Chris and Lena
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