Frequently asked question after our daughter's wedding:
How did you not cry?

Answer: Focus on now and what will be.
Memory Lane leads right out to the Waterworks.

In Summerland,
author Eyvind Skeie imagines how a little girl meets Jesus after her sled slides off a snowy cliff, causing her death.

Emerging from the shadow of sudden sadness is the image of Jesus as
The One Who is Waiting, The One Who Comforts.

One of Skeie's more provocative ideas is that in heaven, we only remember forward.
In heaven, sadness is impossible.
It's a good way to be happy here too.

Think about the last time you cried, what was it you were remembering?

Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith...