The world has turned and left me here
Just where I was before you appeared
And in your place an empty space
has filled the void behind my face
 
I just made love with your sweet memory
One thousand times in my head
You said you loved it more than ever
You said
 
You remain, turned away
Turning further every day
 
I talked for hours [...]

We were crushed and completely overwhelmed, and we thought we would never live through it…
In fact, we expected to die. But as a result, we learned not to rely on ourselves, but on God…
–he wrote on his letter to the Corinthians