Mother’s Day for the Grieving Mom
5/24/2019
As the anticipation of excitement builds for Mother’s Day, so does the anxiety, regret, sorrow, and pain for the thousands of grieving mother’s
It's a stark reminder, yet again, of the absence of their child’s presence as the tug of war between joy and sorrow fight and bleed in and out with color
This day spotlights the shattered brokenness of “their” child gone too soon, and they wonder “will I make it or will this day break me in two?”
The searing pain cuts like a knife deep in the sinews and tissues, as they clamor for the grace
needed begging for a fresh revelation and breakthrough
“YOU won’t get this until it’s your front row seat at the funeral” of your child and it’s your grief!
There will never be a reset to “normal again” - you can only seek the Trinity and the Word for relief
The loss of a child isn’t fatal, but it feels like it could be at times as we have been touched by something incurable, irreversible and acute
The life event of one losing a child evokes a bone-chilling pain which will not heal completely til Home with Jesus, but in the meantime, we seek Him continually for a reboot
So while all you moms are being honored, celebrated and rejoiced over today; pray for the mom's who mourn and grieve the loss of their child
Even if they are blessed with other children, there is no replacement or substitute for the son or daughter gone -our spirit and soul live unreconciled
Don’t ever tell someone to move on after a loss because when you do, you are saying the person’s life and death are just moments someone should leave behind
The person we love and lost is still very present for us as their love and life contributed to who we are within our spirit, experiences, soul, and mind
The life, love, and death has left an indelible imprint on the person each mom is today
Speak their child’s name, send them a note, be present for them but do not say some meaningless cliche.
So today as moms are honored, I am remembering each one of the sacrifices mom’s make, but I am especially heart holding those of you filled with pain
Praying God kisses over you as you sense, feel and perceive your child whose life and love dwells in your heart lending you a smile, and laughter to remain
All moms would concur, “we didn’t give our child the gift of life, God gave us the gift of each of them?”
Even though we continue to live and breathe life’s joys and sorrows we feel the absence like a limb.
(Words in quotes were borrowed from Ted talk “We don’t move on from grief, we move forward with it.”)
With my deepest affection and love,