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Grief and Loss · Day 217

Somewhere for Your Arms to Rest

When Moses’ hands grew heavy, they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. Then Aaron and Hur held his hands up, one on each side, so that his hands remained steady until the sun went down.
Exodus 17:12 · BSB

The sadness often catches up in the car after the funeral, once the chairs are stacked and the last relative has been driven home. If you are the one people lean on, you may know what it is to sit there with the key in your hand, not quite ready to turn it.

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