Now is the time for celebration–
yes, we have experienced loss,
but we are not diminished.

We have joined unsteady hands
and pulled each other through.

If not stronger, we are wiser,
having found life in death,
hope in sadness,
God in one another.

Yes,
now it is time to celebrate.

Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All
rights reserved.