Laura Grobler

Azcara Eulogy

Laura,

It has been a month. Today you stand trial in front of god. According to the log – god will be your judge, your enemies your prosecutors, your blood and soul relations and your face acquaintances your defense attorneys.

Though none of us are prophets, it is obvious that your path to heaven is already made.

The Judge – is merciful, knowledgeable and knows your truest facts of life.

The Defense attorneys – are many, more then even your closest relations assumed.

The Prosecutors – there are none. We have not found any, and if there are – then they are cowards in hiding, there will no prosecution but plenty of defense.

When you came to this country, you became part of the people, living in Zion. In your leaving, you have become, the first, the pioneer from Grobler house to stake claim on the land of Israel, our wish.

In your last year, I have compared you to Job. Job that had lost everything in God’s trial and that never broke his belief in god. Even you, in your most difficult hour and when in need of oxygen – still lit the candles at Sabbath. And when you could no longer – your daughter came in your place.

Like Job, God when seeing your strength of belief, even while in pain, will surely open for you the gates of Heaven.

Your family, your own flesh, has been busy for the last month before the trial, the farewell month, doing its best to prepare the road for you, that should had already been ready and in waiting for you – the stairway to heaven.

God cannot be surprised but he can be motivated, and so, we all hope that the love you have received, the fact that there are none who think wrongly of you and the fact that your defense consists of blood, soul and face relations will indeed pave the way for your entrance to heaven.