Thursday, October 16, 2025

Dear God,

How can we heal our broken hearts when we live an ongoing life of loss, sorrow and grief?  Yesterday I spoke with dear friends whose daughter and grandchildren are estranged from them.  My friends are and have been willing to do anything to rebuild a life together.  And yet, their daughter will not come near.  Neither will she let them see their grandchildren.

There is a trend of estrangement in America.  Friends, neighbors, co-workers, family members all comprise a group of people estranged from one another.  Sometimes there are appropriate reasons for estrangement, other times not.  Why do we walk away and stay away?

We do that with you too, dear God.  We walk away from you because we are resentful because you did not answer our prayer.  You did not heal our loved one.  You did not give us the job.  You did not save our relationship.  There are a thousand reasons why we stop connecting with people.

When I find myself in this kind of relationship, I run to the one relationship that never ends.  I run to you, Merciful God, because in you I find comfort, unconditional love and guidance.  I lean on you.  Sometimes like a child, I rise to your lap where I can feel your wondrous arms around me helping keep me steady and sane.  I cry out my heart to you and for some reason I feel a bit better.  I climb down and go back to my life always knowing the path that will return me to you.

Thank you,

for your compassion

and kindness

when we

are adrift,

alone and sad.

Thank you

for welcoming us home.

Thank you

for caring

for us

like no other.

Yours, Andrea