Reflect
Sadness, sorrow, tears, loss: Not a nice shopping list of experiences and emotions. For some of us they make all too frequent appearances. Some cling to them. Some stuff them in a dark crevice of the heart. Jesus wept. We take our turn.
Pray
Jesus,
you comforted your Apostles.
I need your comfort now.
They were sad
for their inadequacies
and betrayals.
So am I.
You chose them.
They did not always choose you.
Nor do I.
I regret dark hours
of my past.
I mourn the losses
I have known.
Be with me
when sorrow takes hold.
Stay with me
when the light dims.
I need your strength.
I need you.
Act
Speak to someone you love of a loss or an experience that burdens you. Such events are never erased, but others can lift you by listening.
