Blessings - July 1, 2009
Today we buried my brother, Bill. Every situation in life brings a blessing, even the saddest event you can imagine.
One blessing, was the bringing together in a very close knitted fashion our family. We are all experiencing the same pain, yet we are also supporting each other. Over the past 2 weeks I have grown closer to everyone in my family from my mom down to my great nieces and everyone in between. I cannot comprehend the depth of my love for each one of them.
Secondly, I chose the challenge to sing for Bill's funeral mass....my gift to him. Where I was to stand was near the Mary altar. About 10 minutes before they were to arrive the pastor came to me to question the "liturgical correctness" of the meditation song I was planning to sing (I Can Only Imagine) and I lost it, I broke down and lost all my strength I had mustered up all morning to make sure I made it through the mass. After conversation back and forth, he allowed me to sing it after all; but my heart was broken and I couldn't stop crying. I sat before our Mother, Mary and prayed for her intercession for strength, to be able to do this for my family and Bill. I asked her to put her mantle over me.
At that time a friend came and put his arms around me and with his loving humor got me laughing just in time to start Mass.
These little miracles are all around us, thank you Jesus for your unending love for all of us and Mother Mary for your intercession today.
One blessing, was the bringing together in a very close knitted fashion our family. We are all experiencing the same pain, yet we are also supporting each other. Over the past 2 weeks I have grown closer to everyone in my family from my mom down to my great nieces and everyone in between. I cannot comprehend the depth of my love for each one of them.
Secondly, I chose the challenge to sing for Bill's funeral mass....my gift to him. Where I was to stand was near the Mary altar. About 10 minutes before they were to arrive the pastor came to me to question the "liturgical correctness" of the meditation song I was planning to sing (I Can Only Imagine) and I lost it, I broke down and lost all my strength I had mustered up all morning to make sure I made it through the mass. After conversation back and forth, he allowed me to sing it after all; but my heart was broken and I couldn't stop crying. I sat before our Mother, Mary and prayed for her intercession for strength, to be able to do this for my family and Bill. I asked her to put her mantle over me.
At that time a friend came and put his arms around me and with his loving humor got me laughing just in time to start Mass.
These little miracles are all around us, thank you Jesus for your unending love for all of us and Mother Mary for your intercession today.