It makes no sense

Remember Chad Arnold who was languishing with chronic liver disease?  Chad was edging toward death before his brother, Ryan, stepped in to offer his healthy liver to replace Chad's battered one.  

Today my hair-cutting gal, Tammy, asked me how Chad was doing.  Although Chad's health is tenuous, he is alive while his younger brother is not.  Ryan's heart failed the third day after surgery.  A vibrant healthy young man placed himself in harm's way to assure that Chad would live.  

"How does Chad live with the guilt?  He is alive while his brother is not.  And what about Ryan's wife.  Is she angry at Chad?"  Tammy inquired.  

The answer is beyond this world:  It involves 2 facts ~ our lives do not stop when we cease to breath and a whisper from another realm reminds us that in loss, there is gain.  In sorrow, there is comfort.  With guilt - warranted or false - there is redemption.  Ryan's wife, Shannon, assured Chad that he was released from condemnation over the death of Ryan.  This brave and beautiful woman offered Grace.  Chad is released to live.  To love.  Shannon is released through her kindness.  

We will all gather again.  Until then, on this shore, Grace abounds.