With Sympathy

This verse comes from one of my all-time favorite sympathy cards:
“ComfortTearsStrengthCalmPeaceAll things in your own time.”[by an anonymous writer for Hallmark Cards, Inc.]
Another favorite of mine is this one:
“Things I don’t know …Why bad things happen to good people.All you’re feeling right now.Exactly the right words to say.
Things I do know …You’re cared about more than you realize.You will get through this.I’m here for you … no matter what.”[By another Hallmark, Inc. writer.]
I bought these cards because they meant so much to me when I was dealing with the death of my mother, nine years ago. They touched me so deeply because I believe they embodied the lessons I learned from the grief recovery group I joined soon after my mother’s death. I set them aside to come back to every now and then.
This time when I came across them, I decided to part with the one that might help out a neighbor with the passing of her husband. I will rely on these words to offer comfort and the knowledge that things will improve with time. Or at least change toward a new reality. It’s a journey we all take in our own way.
For Donald Lee Learn.
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/qctimes/obituary.aspx?n=donald-lee-learn&pid=194881718&fhid=16697