Meg Was, God Is

So my last blog posting was heart wrenching. I was in tears every word I typed and anxiously (in the tied up in knots, not excited kind of way) awaiting the first family member's funeral that was a result of tragedy. I knew there would be tears. I knew there would be that heavy feeling in my gut that just sits there making you nauseous. I knew there would be heartfelt but overall empty words coming from hearts and minds that just couldn't understand why. I knew there would be sweet children in tears. I also knew that although it would be sad and devastating, that it was somehow going to be one of the most beautiful things I would ever witness....and I was so right.

Muldoon Baptist Church is everything a rural community church brings to mind. Friendly folks. Gravel road parking. Wooden pews. Whitewashed exterior. But for my cousin and her husband and kids, Muldoon Community Church is so much more. The support and love and heartbreak and prayers and faith were seeping from that place - love covered all.
My sweet cousin Megan was buried in a private ceremony early that morning (such a beautiful and classy way to do it in my opinion). Her service was a memorial, a celebration of her life.

The beginning of the service was worship music - songs full of lyrics about God's sovereignty and grace and love. These moments allowed for the first glimpses of Megan's husband and pastor of Muldoon Community Church, Will. His arms were outspread in total worship. His head uplifted with tears. His devotion and trust in our Lord evident while his heart was breaking for Megan's loss.

After the songs, the most amazing thing happened. God granted a man the strength to stand up in front of hundreds (literally - in a church stuffed to the gills with people standing in every nook and cranny and packed into an overflow room with audio feed) of people and give the most moving message I have ever heard titled "Meg Was, God Is." Will stood before all of us and told their love story. He told of when Megan gave her life to the Lord and when he fell in love with her. He told of the sweet night they had before the accident and the last words and prayers they exchanged before she left that day. He told us about Megan's greatest attributes and then through his tears, he told us about her God....about His sovereignty and His great love and His goodness.

I can't even do the message justice....I know you don't know Will and Megan, but I believe every human needs to hear his words. Below is the link to the audio file. If you don't see it immediately, scroll up to October 15, 2013 - Meg Was, God Is.
It will revolutionize your heart and challenge your thoughts about death and tragedy when it includes the Lord's people.

Enjoy, be encouraged, and share with whomever you like. One of my initial prayers when this happened was "Lord, please let SO much goodness come as a result of Megan's death, that there is no way in the world we can doubt your purpose."

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