911 Yesterday was for some reason more difficult for me than in years past. I think it takes a long time to process tragedy and loss. At times we think it is much easier to stuff and suppress the grief because its unbearable. When we do this, we are in fact like a big dam wall with many patches. We think the patches have taken care of the situation when in fact...the dam wall is vulnerable. Then time passes and we feel its safe to venture out as we forget. It is when we suppress and stuff... the dam wall springs leaks everywhere, making it impossible to seal, and our walls come crashing down. Ultimately, we never have any control over certain events that take place in our lives. We need to feel the pain, cry, scream, be silent...allow the soul to process and in time healing comes, we emerge on the other side, not completely healed...but the pain changes and becomes bearable. I am thankful today for my faith which has pulled me through so many empty days. This is a song, There She Stands, I sang last night at Hamilton Presbyterian Church and I am most likely going to sing it at Saint Max this weekend. I was to sing this on the one year anniversary of 911 but was robbed of that opportunity as I moved home in August of 2002. I couldnt even listen to this song as it brought me crashing down with tears until now. It is still a difficult piece of music, but it is so beautiful. It talks about the strength of our nation through the symbol of our flag. But the song represents so much more than that. To me, it represents all the souls that were lost on that retched day in American History and those that followed in our attempt to stop terrorism. No matter how we slice or dice it, loss is loss. There is just NO getting around it! Someone or something we cherished and loved is removed from our lives in an instant and we are left picking up the pieces. To all my friends who have or are experiencing loss (in many forms it comes), allow yourself to feel it and with Gods grace, healing and mercy...we move forward. Matters of the heart are fragile, but the human soul is resilient. youtube/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Nj9Fa6IFM8Q
Posted on: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 13:19:54 +0000
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