Over the course of the summer, we (DJ, myself, and G) began to pray for Aunt Cathy and her strength and healing as her cancer progressed.
G hasn't seen Aunt Cathy in about a year; when she and Uncle Ron came to our house last October. But, over the course of praying for Aunt Cathy, I felt that G was beginning to remember the few times that she had spent with her.
G even commented on several occasions how she was missing Aunt Cathy, which I thought was strange because she hadn't seen her in a year.
When Aunt Cathy passed away, I wasn't able to go to the funeral services, because I became sick. However, DJ went. We knew all along, that the girls would not go. We felt that G, at age 4, was too young to understand, and that MC would just be to complicated to have in such a delicate situation. We also didn't really talk to G when she did pass away; again, I just felt that it was something too difficult for her understand.
Fast forward to Tuesday evening. DJ was sick in our bed, and I was tucking G in for the night. I told her that it was her turn to say her prayers, and that she could pray for God to heal daddy since he was sick. Then, she mentioned the football player (Devon Walker from Tulane), T (our neighbor), and her Aunt Cathy.
It blessed my heart to hear her remember Aunt Cathy, and I went ahead and allowed her to pray for God to heal Aunt Cathy. However, I thought to myself, I can't continue to let her pray for Aunt Cathy to be healed, because eventually, she will see Uncle Ron again, and she will ask questions. So, I told her that Aunt Cathy was in Heaven with Jesus now, and that Aunt Cathy is healed! Tears started to well up in G's eyes, and I knew what an impact this event was making in her young life.
She learned to pray for someone that was so very sick, and she had every ounce of faith that God would use his healing powers to heal Aunt Cathy and make her better. I'm sure it never occurred to her the seriousness of the cancer. I was so proud in that moment, that she was putting so much faith in God.
I didn't want to break her spirits, or have this situation damper her faith in God, so I explained to her what an amazing gift heaven is! I told her that Aunt Cathy is healed and that she is walking and talking with Jesus! I told her that we would see Aunt Cathy again, but that it would be a long time before we were able to see her.
G just looked so sad, and gave me a hug, and afterwards, we held each other and prayed. I thanked God for healing Aunt Cathy. It may not be in the way that we on Earth wanted her to be healed, but it was in God's way for her to be healed. I thanked God for the gift of Heaven. I thanked him for loving us so much that he gave us eternal life.
I told G that we needed to pray for Uncle Ron now; that we needed to pray for his strength and his happiness.
Death is something that I didn't want to explain to a four year old, but i'm thankful that God gave me the words in that exact moment that she needed to hear.
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