Every time an event evoking loss occurs
even if it is merely someone or something peripheral to my life
I find myself once again mourning old hurts,
though I am unsure if this is
actual grief or an empathetic response to
the sorrow of others.
Today, an acquaintance is being taken off life support
I feel sad for his family but
surprised by the urge to weep on his behalf
though I know he is, as he believed, joyfully in his Savior's arms
yet
I still feel an affinity for his passing and
my own anguish over recent and ancient losses
rises up and briefly enfolds me again
gently
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