I was laying on my bed relaxing after a long day. Music was playing in
the background and I was taking the time to read a good book. Just as I
turned the page an old song started playing that always reminded me of
my Mom. I put the book down and listened. Even though it had been 23
years since cancer had taken her from us, sometimes it still felt like
it was only yesterday. I closed my eyes and allowed the flood of
memories to wash over me. I thought of Mom's sparkling eyes and
shining smile which lived on in the faces of my own children. I thought
of her sweet voice and gentle laugh that never failed to lift my
spirits. I thought of how she brightened up every room she walked into.
I thought of how she was a friend to everyone she met and how her
kindness touched the hearts of so many. I thought of how she made this
world a better place just by being in it. And my heart ached as I
thought of how I still missed her so much. I wiped the tears from my
cheeks as the song finished, looked out my window at the night sky, and
sent an "I love you, Mom" from my lips to Heaven's ear.
Now
some people would ask why I didn't shut the music off the second that
song came on.
Why did I subject myself to the pain it brought? I
think the answer is that sometimes you have to let in a little hurt in
order to let in a lot of love. Sometimes you have to open your heart in
order to truly live. Life here will always be a mix of the bitter and
the sweet, but you can't shut down your soul. At times you have to
embrace the pain and then let it go. When you do you will find that what
is left is love.
May you always keep your heart open to love. May
you always keep your heart open to God.
May you always keep your
heart open to messages from Heaven. They can come at the strangest times
on the winds of a memory or the wings of a song.
A Little Hurt
Today's Bible Verse:
"For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see
face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am
fully known. And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the
greatest of these is love." (1Cor 13: 12,13, NIV2)
A Little Hurt
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