Before I sat down to compose the message for today, I was reading the paper. In today's Strib there is a commentary by the mother of one of the children killed at Annunciation. I'm including a gift link for anyone who wants to read the entire commentary. Her words spoke to me this morning when she wrote:
"Every choice matters. How we speak. How we listen. What we normalize. Who we protect.
What kind of world we are building, and who we are becoming in the process.
We can do better.
We must do better.
And we can only do it together."
[emphasis mine.]
She continues with: "This season, may we remember what winter has always known. We survive by gathering close. By holding each other."
We live in a very challenging world right now, yet the words of a mother who has lost her child and can write a message of hope, were very moving for me. Everyone is dealing with loss in their lives of one kind or another, but for this mother to sit down and encourage others when she is facing her first Christmas without her child, for me, showed a strength of character that is a beacon of light. She demonstrates that even in the darkest times, there can be hope. May those of you reading this post take the time to appreciate the togetherness of those who surround you in love and remember her words: "We survive by gathering close."
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