Sadness

 

I am sad today.
We received word this morning that a person who has been a part of our congregation/community is dying.
For those who know her and love her, all this is happening too soon and too fast.
She had too much life left even as her life has slipped away.
There are no right words to say.
Nothing to be said or done that will make it all better.
Just sadness.

I go through the motions of what needs to get done…
Identifying mentors for our Confirmation program.
Planning for our Interfaith Thanksgiving service.
Jotting down thoughts for my message on Sunday.
Each task swallowed up in the emptiness of the moment.

All I can really do is allow my heart to be broken just a bit;
And to pray without having to trust in words.