Yesterday a fellow Christian military wife stood on the tarmac and watched as her beloved husband’s coffin was unloaded. With honor and grace, he was carefully lowered, and his casket was taken to a private area where his family could spend time with him. God bless the family of Chief Warrant Officer Philip Windorski Jr.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-14:
13Brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep, or to grieve like the rest of men, who have no hope. 14We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.
I wanted to post the following for my friend, who at this moment is surviving. The beautiful mystery in marriage is how God takes two separate people and he masterfully knits their hearts together — to create one out of two. It’s amazing how much pain and joy you can feel with another person when you share that bond. So, I know a part of her is in the grave with her hero right now. I can’t barely think about how she can handle taking her next breath – but for the grace of God. The song illustrates the dedication in marriage and love and the experiences of sharing a beating heart. I wanted to post it as a reminder to her that all of us at CMW are there for her — and we will “go there with you.”
Go there with you (Steven Curtis Chapman)
I know you’ve heard me say these words before
But every time I say I love you the words mean something more
I spoke them as a promise right from the start
I said death would be the only thing that could tear us apart
And now that you are standing on the edge of the unknown
I love you means I’ll be with you wherever you must go
CHORUS
I will take a heart whose nature is to beat for me alone
And fill it up with you – make all your joy and pain my own
No matter how deep a valley you go through
I will go there with you
And I will give myself to love the way Love gave itself for me
And climb with you to mountaintops or swim a raging sea
To the place where one heart is made from two
I will go there with you
I see it in your tears – you wonder where you are
The wind is growing colder and the sky is growing dark
Though it’s something neither of us understands
We can walk through this together if we hold each other’s hand
I said for better or worse I’d be with you
So no matter where you’re going I will go there too
CHORUS
I will take a heart whose nature is to beat for me alone
And fill it up with you – make all your joy and pain my own
No matter how deep a valley you go through
I will go there with you
BRIDGE
I known sometimes I let you down
But I won’t let you go – we’ll always be together
