Monday, March 28, 2022

Dear God,

On our own we simply cannot heal what is terribly broken.  We can try every method we know but rarely are we successful.  But you, O God, can heal with your spirit.

At a memorial service in Illinois on a sunny, cold day, I saw evidence of your holy, compassionate work.  Four women, all sisters, sat across the table from me.  These sisters had been estranged for years; yet a memorial service, love, compassion and mercy brought the women together.  A second cousin took their picture and I thought to myself how you alone could draw them together, sit them down at the same table and photograph them together.  

Ranging in age from 73 to 80 with two assisted by canes, my four cousins smiled for the camera.  Although I am sure their hearts were not full of forgiveness and understanding, nevertheless, they each took steps to meet the other where they were.  A meal and get together are planned for a week from now.  It is a beginning.

Thank you,

Almighty, Loving God,

for the gift

of love

that heals.

Thank you

for my cousins.

Thank you

for faith

that can

change us.

Thank you,

Blessed God,

for today's

many gifts.

Love, Andrea