 's New Year's Eve. If you are reading this any time today or on January 1st, I'm guessing that 2016 was not a good year for you and your family. My sympathies to those of you who lost a grandchild - or any loved one - and to those who experienced multiple losses over the last 12 months. Most likely, you are saying 'good riddance' to the past year and are looking forward to better days, a more healing and comforting 2017.
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Prayer For Comfort by Cathleen O'Meara Murtha, D.W., adapted
Copyright 2014, www.shawlministry.com As you search for comfort during your time of grief and loss ... May the Spirit of Compassion wrap you in all-encompassing love this day. May you find comfort * from all that appears too much to bear at this moment * from all that feels as if it might be the breaking point * from all that seems to threaten your peace of heart. May our God of Compassion * be a shelter for time of overwhelming grief * a shade in times of sorrow too deep for words * a shield from times of unimaginable loss. May you be comforted * by the presence of those who love and support you * by faith in the eternal Loving One * by the memories of what you hold most dear. May you be strengthened * in your daily comings and goings * in your tentative new beginnings * in your unfolding new memories. Blessings of comfort and strength be with you and all you love, now and forevermore. Merry Christmas! No one asked what I'd like for Christmas this year. I wasn't asked that question last year or the two previous years, either. Everyone knows that I can't have what I truly want. It's impossible to turn back the clock. Praying to God didn't save her, so there's no way Santa could possibly bring back my little Kitty Rose. And isn't that the gift all of us would like ... to be with our grandchildren on Christmas Day?
Getting through the holidays after losing a grandchild is no easy task. Your heart aches, your child is in pain and family gatherings may be awkward because people don't know what to say or how to act. Unintentionally insensitive folks either don't recognize that we are mourning our loss or they choose to ignore it. On top of of all that, many of us have living grandchildren to consider. We want them to experience the beauty and joy of Christmas or Hanukkah and it takes effort on our part to bring the 'happy' to the holidays.
So, how do we survive the season? |
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