一首曲子中唱道:思念是一種很玄的東西……
以前我不管飛多遠,離家多久,都不曾如此想念爸爸,而自從爸爸離開之後,我無時無刻都會想到他…我走路、我搭高鐵、我搭公車、我吃飯、我睡覺、我看著電腦工作,甚至我洗澡、上廁所,我都是想他….
我真的很想他,在醫院的一切像錄影機一樣,不定時的播放在眼前,真的很苦,爸爸在高醫加護病房時,我們看著他在他身邊,念著聖經中詩篇23篇給爸爸,幫他加油!他離開之後告別式也是採用這段經文,因為我們認為愛山愛水愛玩的爸爸是適合的,今年教會新春禮拜時,牧師發紅包,我拿到的也是詩篇23篇的第二節「耶和華是我的牧者,你必不致缺乏。祂使你躺臥在青草地上,領你在可安歇的水邊。」而新春祈福卡是馬太福音21章22節「你們禱告,無論求什麼,只要信,就必得著!」及約翰福音「你們若奉耶穌的名求什麼,耶穌必成就」。
我努力去想爸爸退休後這段時間,我很開心,爸爸有媽媽一起陪伴,可以與他教會的好兄弟、好夥伴一起遊山玩水,地球五大洲七大洋,他也去了不少地方,前年我帶著爸媽一起到美國去看叔叔、表哥、表姊,他非常開心,雖然旅途如此遙遠,但他可以17年後再度踏上叔叔的家,他覺得非常安慰。
去年生日我寫了一篇對他感恩及感受的文章,他很感動。
去年爸媽結婚45週年,加上小小超滿月,爸爸非常得意又開心的宴請賓客,還有去年清明,爸爸發起必須每年一聚,大家一起聚會才能讓後代子孫彼此認識,彼此了解,而這些彷彿是爸爸早已知道一般,他把工作了了,交棒給我們一樣。
在醫院時,我經常握著爸爸的手,因為從小到大,只要過馬路,不管我已經有多大了,他總是緊緊握著我的手,好像我是小孩一般,帶著我過馬路,而我也希望可以握著他的手渡過難關。
爸爸離開到告別式只有短短一週的時間,許多事要做,許多細節要注意,雖然與姊弟工作分擔,大家各自發揮專長去處理必要的事,而我負責寫告別禮拜的故人略歷,說實在很難寫,這故人主角是我親愛的爸爸,時間的壓力,白天無法寫,只好晚上寫,坐在電腦前我翻閱著牧師給的其他人範本,我看著這些,我寫不出來,因為好嚴肅、好規矩,這不是爸爸的風格,我胡亂寫了一些,問了媽媽,我一定要這樣寫嗎?媽媽說就依我自己要的寫吧!沒有規定一定要怎樣寫,我開始寫,寫到實在寫不下去,難過、太多情緒……
關掉電腦決定先睡覺,躺在床上一幕一幕,爸爸在我的生命過程中像跑馬燈一樣,無法入眠,輾轉到半夜,還是起床吧….打開電腦,繼續寫….寫到一半,真的寫不下去了,隔天還要回台北考期末考,再處理一下公司的事情,把檔案e-mail給姊姊吧…後段交給他來繼續。
這段期間許多朋友,不管在世界哪個角落,稍來許多問候、關心,真的很受用。
銷假準備回到台北工作,離開家當天上午,媽媽很用力的抱抱我,我感受到他的愛與堅強,我知道他要我放心~
也因為時間很短,很倉促,跟姊姊決定要幫我們最愛爸爸出一本小冊子,把他幫我們從小到大收集起來的文字資料、照片還有他得意的攝影作品,以及廣邀他的好友們對他的懷念也好、相處的也好、祝福的也好,都一起放在這本我的爸爸的小冊子裡面,我想他應該會得意的像看見我的文章登在教會週報一樣,到處拿給別人看吧~
爸爸我很想你,我知道你在上帝身邊,也是會很想念我們吧~去年我在您生日時寫的文章中末了,曾寫「要注意自己的健康,呷百二喔~」,您沒有遵守承諾,沒關係,我原諒您了~
我們都會照顧媽媽的,還有您ㄟ孫,也都很乖~
表哥在十二月同樣遭受到父喪的心情,他給的安慰..
Elain,
Your dad just passed away. We know very well your sadness, because our dad has just been gone for one month. We still feel sorrow for his passing away. In English, we called "home going" to heaven as believers. Our dad and your dad are very much alive now in heaven, and they are meeting each other happily.
We hope these messages would help. They came from our Pastor when our dad passed away.
We all hate death. It robs us of our dear ones, and we feel so alone and helpless. The Bible calls death the last enemy
(1 Corinthians 15:26), and it always seems to defeat us. One day, praise His name, death will be no more.
We also praise His name that while death brings separation from us, but it does not separate our loved ones from the Savior. Nothing can separate us from the Savior's love (Romans 8:35-39). Stepping out of this life brings us into His glorious presence (2 Corinthians 5:6-8).
It hurts so much to have to say goodbye at death, but we really only say goodnight since we will see them at the resurrection morning. We sorrow, but we still have that eternal hope from our God (1 Thessalonians 4:13).
Please pass our messages and prayers to your mom, sister, brother and families.
立新--過去主日學的同伴給的安慰
Dear Elain,
I am shocked and sorry to hear that your father has passed away. But we can have comfort that now he is with the Lord. He is always a joyful and energetic person. I do miss him.
May God comfort your family during this difficult time.
感謝上帝~我們是不孤獨的~~
阿門
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