The widow of popular megachurch pastorJarrid Wilsonshared an emotional Instagram post featuring the couple’s young son, describing the steps he’s made in grieving his father’s death.
“I have to say, it has been beyond beautiful to watch him try to wrap his mind around it all,” she captioned theInstagram poston Sunday. “He knows it’s a happy place, where no one is sick or sad, and he told me it sounds like a really nice place to play at.”
Juli added that her son asks often “when we can take an airplane to visit,” but makes sure mom knows he needs to be home in time to go to school.
Juli Wilson, Jarrid Wilson and sons.Jarrid Wilson/ Instagram
“He believes heaven is real, even though he says he can’t see it past the clouds,” she wrote. “Jesus was on to something when he said to have faith like a child. It’s pure and unmatched. It’s the kind of faith that doesn’t require proof, just a bunch of trust, just like the kind Finch has.”
Earlier this month, Juliannounced the deathof Jarrid, a pastor at the Harvest Christian Fellowship Church in California and a mental health advocate, in a heartbreaking Instagram post that featured a slideshow of photos of him spending time on the water, hiking, and enjoying time with Juli and their sons.
“I love you forever, Thomas Jarrid Wilson, but I have to say that you being gone has completely ripped my heart out of my chest,” she wrote. “You loved me and our boys relentlessly and I am forever grateful that I had YOU as a husband and a father to our boys.”
Since his death, Juli has used social media to remember her late husband. Earlier this month, sheshared a Bible verse Jarrid sent hermonths ago that has since taken on new meaning.
Jarrid Wilson.Jarrid Wilson/Instagram
“Jarrid sent me this photo of this bible verse a few months ago while he was at work,” she captioned the post. “It’s speaking to my heart tonight. ♥️”
Juli accompanied the caption with a photo of her opened Bible, with a short passage from Philippians 4:7 highlighted in yellow.
“Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done,” the verse read. “Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.”
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source: people.com
