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I wish I knew you had run out of money.
But you sold your antiques, saying to me, “everything was all right.”
I would have helped you,
If only I knew.
I wish I knew your health was failing.
But over the miles you hid it so well, saying to me, “not to worry.”
I would have visited more often,
If only I knew.
I wish I knew you couldn’t take care of yourself.
But you didn’t want to be “a burden,” saying to me, “I’m doing fine.”
I would have gladly moved-in to care for you,
If only I knew.
I wish I knew if you found peace with God.
As a child you believed; but as a widow you lost hope, saying to me, “your God is so cruel.”
I could rejoice with the angels and find comfort in my sorrow,
If only I knew.
I wish I knew what I know now,
That hard-headed widows don’t show their distress and don’t ask for help.
I could have made my mother’s final years a whole lot better,
If only I knew
To pay closer attention,
To ask more questions,
To visit more often,
To care for her needs,
To pray without ceasing.
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this:
to look after orphans and widows in their distress… (James 1:27 NIV)
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