Love Is Eternal

Tuesdays with Morrie is a book, then movie, about a disillusioned young man who visits his former professor, Morrie, every Tuesday and observes his gradual decline from ALS. In his wisdom, Morrie teaches his embittered protege about life, love, forgiveness. A line in the movie stands out in my mind. The student screams at his teacher, “All right! I love you. But what good does it do? You’re just going to die!!”

Morrie replied, “You’re right. I am going to die. But after I die, you will still love me.”

As I make my way through the grief of my husband’s death, I am so full of love for him that it is carrying me through his loss. I know his love for me and my love for him will always be with us. It is enough.

You write or draw it: Have you experienced love that is more powerful than grief?