This comment has nothing to do with your essay - which is great, by the way - but that verse, "Where you go, I will go" means a lot to me at a level it will be hard for some to fathom.
My wife, Fiona, and I, met in 1982 and we were married in 1984. Before we were married, Fiona was ill with flu or something similar, and as she was lying in bed recovering, I read her the entire story of Ruth, Naomi and Boaz. For that reason, we discovered that verse, and of course it meant a lot to us - and in fact there was a song in the British worship culture at the time called, 'Where you go, I will go'. More of that later - except for now to say that we thought of it as 'our song' because it encapsulated our commitment to each other.
Fiona died just ten years ago from pancreatic cancer.
Just before what would have been our thirty-third wedding anniversary, and indeed the first wedding anniversary I celebrated after her death, I found a vinyl LP on eBay that had that song on it. I had been looking for that song for years, and there it was - just before my first anniversary after losing her.
I am convinced that this was no coincidence.
The story is in my post here on Substack, and you and/or some of your readers may find it edifying. The song is on there too.
Sorry to partially hijack your comments, but I thought there might be some it can help in a different way to the help you already offer in the essay.
Tony, I am so sorry for your loss and it sounds like you and Fiona have a beautiful love story. I am so glad that you shared your article here, I’m looking forward to reading it.
Thank you! Yes, we had quite the life together, and I wrote nearly 40 episodes of my blog describing how I coped with the grieving process as well as the cancer journey. It's all on here 😊
This comment has nothing to do with your essay - which is great, by the way - but that verse, "Where you go, I will go" means a lot to me at a level it will be hard for some to fathom.
My wife, Fiona, and I, met in 1982 and we were married in 1984. Before we were married, Fiona was ill with flu or something similar, and as she was lying in bed recovering, I read her the entire story of Ruth, Naomi and Boaz. For that reason, we discovered that verse, and of course it meant a lot to us - and in fact there was a song in the British worship culture at the time called, 'Where you go, I will go'. More of that later - except for now to say that we thought of it as 'our song' because it encapsulated our commitment to each other.
Fiona died just ten years ago from pancreatic cancer.
Just before what would have been our thirty-third wedding anniversary, and indeed the first wedding anniversary I celebrated after her death, I found a vinyl LP on eBay that had that song on it. I had been looking for that song for years, and there it was - just before my first anniversary after losing her.
I am convinced that this was no coincidence.
The story is in my post here on Substack, and you and/or some of your readers may find it edifying. The song is on there too.
Sorry to partially hijack your comments, but I thought there might be some it can help in a different way to the help you already offer in the essay.
Grace and Peace to everyone. Here is the link:
https://tonycutty.substack.com/p/where-you-go-i-will-go-b92
Tony, I am so sorry for your loss and it sounds like you and Fiona have a beautiful love story. I am so glad that you shared your article here, I’m looking forward to reading it.
Thank you! Yes, we had quite the life together, and I wrote nearly 40 episodes of my blog describing how I coped with the grieving process as well as the cancer journey. It's all on here 😊
This is such a good reflection Rev.