This letter of comfort was written to an incarcerated man who had just found out that his father had died. He struggles to share his burdens… Sharing can bring comfort to our souls if we will share our hearts.
For Kristian:
The shadow within your eyes calls for comfort
And your pain beckons, though not deliberate.
Too often we choose to grieve alone
Even while knowing that Wisdom teaches that to share the hurt is to drain its ability
to create a deeper darkness to battle.
Without doubt, you would mourn with another who is besieged with great loss…you would be that comforting friend.
Yet you avoid much solace that awaits your gentle invitation.
Do not disguise the depth of your disappointment and confusion – these unwelcome emotions that have been ushered into the core of your life…wretched news from home that tears and threatens at the door of your soul.
Do not strengthen that part of yourself that seeks isolation and darkness – that part of you that feels helpless and hopeless at the suddenness of your loss.
May you embrace the pain and hold it tightly….as it will eventually release to you a profound knowledge that you will eventually pass on to others who need the wisdom that you are struggling to understand.
Blessings and tender regards,
Macky
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May God bless us all as we go through the good and challenging times in our lives. May we love ourselves and others as God loves us. Let us share together dear friends.
