The Death of Those We Love

Remember when my friend Joe died? His widow is a special friend of mine and today shared this beautiful quote from Henri Nouwen:

"The death of those we love and who love us opens up the possibility of a new, more radical communion, a new intimacy, a new belonging to each other. If love is stronger than death, then death has the potential to deepen and strengthen the bonds of love.

"It is only when we have died that our spirits can completely reveal themselves. The spirits of love, once freed from our mortal bodies, will blow where it will, even when few will hear its coming and going."

From Becoming the Beloved by Henri Nouwen