I sent this to the Saint, Rheka Basa, after reading one of her (many) moving columns. She answered with kindness and with grace. Let me share with you:
The gift you give ... of tears to the grieving
Allows the sadness and sorrow to flow out of
Their bodies, to flow out of their minds, to flow out of their souls
Tears are God's great gift to humankind
That we might express our profoundest sorrows
Our deepest sense of loss
Cry our tears ...
And then find the inner strength
The Peace of God (which surpasseth all human understanding)
And to move forward
Cherishing the loving memories
Of those to whom we have sublimated ourselves
In partnership, and in love
And honoring their love and caring for us
By how we manage to continue without them
But not really without them ... for they are indeed
Woven into our hearts, our minds and souls
Providing us comfort, shelter, understanding
Knowing they loved us
And knowing, at a mythic / spiritual level
That all things are connected
That past present and future intertwine
That those we have loved remain with us
As long as we remember them, and honor them
And that Love
Binds us
And that all souls
Are part of a greater whole
And we know these truths
We experience these truths
In moments of sadness and sorrow
In moments of joy and remembrance
In the places where things that are known
Cannot be proven
By reason or experiment
But these things are known
They are known and felt and seen and sensed
These things are known
Thank you for caring enough to share,
For it is in giving that we receive.
