Saturday, May 17, 2014

Dear God,

There are simply colossal holes in our souls where we have experienced major losses.  They give evidence of  raw hearts, spent emotions, and painful memories.  They are times when we believed we would not recover.

The loss of Jaden, a 15-year-old boy with Asperger Disease who drowned, reminded me of other sorrows faced by many who lose loved ones.  How do you face the death of your child?  How do you deal with the despair that follows?

It seems, O Lord, that we have to remember others who faced great loss and lived.  We have to recall to mind other events that caused loss and despair; yet through faith, people overcame the overwhelming challenge to live again.

I believe if we look very closely we will also find evidence of something more arising out of the gargantuan holes in our souls.  We will find where healing took place, where strength arose out of weakness, where courage came out of nothingness, where light emerged out of darkness.  In fact I am sure we would find a picture of your face.

Holy One,
great handler of tender souls,
mend our
broken hearts,
heal our wounds,
and help us
regain our strength
in times
of great trial
and tragedy.
Keep us close
to you
so we
may live
each day
in the crook
of your arm,
I pray.

Love, Andrea