Grieving with Hope: The Eulogy

I had the privilege of sharing part of the eulogy at my grandmas Funeral this weekend. I prayed for God to take over, and He was faithful. He gave me the words to share, He gave me the boldness to share it well, and I am grateful to have been apart of honoring her memory and glorifying God.

“I want to share a bit about the Great Commission and my Grandma Pat’s role in that. In the Great Commission, Jesus commands us to go and make disciples, followers of Jesus, helping others know Him and walk with Him. The most important thing we can do with our lives and our time here is help point others to Jesus, and that’s exactly what Grandma Pat did for me from a very young age. From my perspective as a child, my Grandma Pat wasn’t shy or afraid of anything, and she certainly wasn’t afraid to share about her faith in Jesus. I thank God and Grandma Pat for sharing her faith with me with such Holy Spirit boldness and I pray Holy Spirit boldness for each of us too. That we would be bold in sharing Jesus with others, just like Grandma Pat was with me.”

While I have been sharing a lot of my gratitude through this grieving process, I am also obviously very sad. I’m sad that I won’t ever get to hear her laugh again. I’m sad that she won’t take me by the hands, look me in the eyes, and tell me another encouragement from her heart. I’m sad that I won’t get to hug her, or tell her how much I loved her. I’m sad that these flood of memories didn’t come sooner, so I could share how much they mean to me and how her influence and love helped form me into the woman I am today.

But then, in the midst the grief, I am reminded that she is with God and it overshadows it all. She isn’t sad one bit, and I can take comfort in knowing she is at perfect peace with Jesus.