The Poor in Spirit

Rick comments at Fungle Jungle,

My father-in-law passed away this Jan. And his wife misses him so much. Weeps daily - sometimes in private, sometime she can't help it when with us and she apologizes for it. All around her see this and suffer a little with her. We try to comfort her but there is also something else at work. In her loss it is difficult to not notice the great love that was there (that remains). We could see it before when they were together but not like this. There is something beautiful in seeing it. Being a witness to it. Perhaps this is the gift of tears. To know there is great love here between these two people. What a great love this was! And we see it in her pain and SHE was blessed to know such love. And WE are blessed to be able to see this invisible thing and know it is real. That love is real. That it may be real. We can't bring him back, but there is much that can be done: we can KNOW.