What kind of day are you having?
Do you ever feel 'heavy'? Or perhaps your heart is light today?
There is much in the world today to be heavy about. I ask myself if I want to look at these things. The answer is no. I don't. Don't get me wrong, I will engage in deep conversation and thoughtful commentary regarding issues, but it still seems I am able to avoid the raw and ugly truths that still lie out there.
Crime, homelessness, abortion, poverty, terrorism, suicide, human trafficking, war....yuck.
As I contemplate these dark and heavy topics, my soul begins to hurt and ache and I feel helpless.
What can I do? Will the energy I give these thoughts help in any way? Will my tears somehow comfort a human being in need of solace?
If I remind you of these unfortunate happenings...those we all know exist...will you give it your thought?
Or, will you avoid it so as to not bring a cloud over your day?
I guess I would like to think, that if we all, collectively, give these suffering humans a bit of our time, a prayer, a tiny moment of our intention, there will be a grace that falls upon them.
It's my Lenten sacrifice, to suffer for a moment in thought each day, embracing the suffering of another, in sincere hope that a lightness will come over these innocents and fill them with peace.
