Separation and Loss

Changes

I am one to take change for granted, although I have encountered it time and time again. I believe that sometimes overlooking it can be a form of dealing with the trauma it brings.

When it happens to others you know, it strikes a chord deep within. Strangers going through transitions may be difficult to empathize with, but you know the feelings they are experiencing. Is it better to be silent when you know someone is going through something, or should you actually reach out and say something?

It is a risk that we all take at times. If we make a mistake in what we say or do, then we will eventually find out.

The other day I found out about something sad that happened to someone. I don't know this person in reality, but I felt as if I have known them. I know the people who know this person, and I know of them, because I have grown up seeing them and hearing them. It is difficult to fathom that I can even feel something for someone I don't really know. The irony is that this is possible also.

I went to a site where people who also know this person posted similar thoughts to what I am saying. I felt at peace, because I felt that communion of people who understood what you were talking about and experiencing at that point in time.

I want to stop and say a prayer for this person and their family. I think that
life affords many travails, and this is one of many. I hope that we can all be there
for one another this way.

Think of someone you know today.

What do you think they are going through?

Then think of someone you don't know, but you know what they are going through.

Say a silent prayer or wish them comfort and peace.

It may mean you can do nothing in person, but I think prayers and thoughts
do connect people more than we realize.

That is a devotion in and of itself.


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