Zachariah Miller

West Point, 2002

Be Thou At Peace

Posted by Rainis Family on July 11, 2002:

Dear MIller Family, We are SO very sorry for your great loss! We too lost a son, our first child (Billy) at the age of 5 to leukemia and although we were not blessed with having him as long as you had Zach, we know the tremendous grief in losing one you love so very much! Our Mike (Billy's brother) graduated with your Zach and sends his tremendous sympathy too (he is out of the country). By the special name you chose for Zach and your church affiliation, we pray you are not offended with the sharing of the following readings that have brought us comfort over the years. "If a tiny baby could think, it would be afraid of birth. To leave the only world it has known would seem a kind of death. But immediately after birth the child would find itself in loving arms, showered with affection and cared for at every moment. Surely, the baby would say, 'I was foolish to doubt God's plan for me. This is a beautiful life!' For the Christian, passing through death is really a birth into a new and better world. Those who are left behind should not grieve as if there were no hope. Life is changed, not taken away. Our dear ones live on, in a world beautiful beyond anything we can imagine. With Jesus, they await the day when they will welcome us with joy. We are away from home, not they!" AND "I will not try to speak of you in perishable words, That cannot express what you were and are. Only, I will remember and love, and know that death is not eternal, Love is; and that you are not gone, only too close for my world- bound eyes to see." We pray these will bring you some small measure of comfort in the days ahead. Know that someday your precious memories will bring more smiles than tears. We've told Billy to introduce himself to Zach. You are in our prayers. In Christian Love, The Rainis's

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