Good Enough
Right After It 's Over
TUESDAY, MARCH 15
Good Enough, 68-73 Psalm 61:1-4
God’s Great Magic Act, as Kate describes, is the mystery of God’s presence and love in the midst of suffering. Reflect on a time when you glimpsed this truth in your own life.
Grief is a long story. There is no 5-step formula to moving on, but some practices can help to nurture your tender self in the thick of it. Make a list of small, practical things to try when you are in deep grief. Perhaps what’s worked for you in the past will work again.
Think of someone you know who is in the midst of grief right now. Spend time in prayer for them and their circumstances. Ask that God surround them with the awareness of love. Then, reach out, saying something like: “No need to reply, but you are on my mind. I wish I could take this pain away. You are so, so loved. You are not alone.”
Pray a wordless prayer.
Set the timer for 10 minutes (or 20 if you’re feeling extra-spiritual). Settle into a comfortable position, perhaps in a chair with hands open in your lap. Connect with the ground somehow, the soles of both feet resting comfortably. Center your thoughts on the desire to pay attention to God, and to yourself as God’s very own. When your thoughts wander and you realize it, thank God turn your mind back to prayer that is utterly open, receptive, and soaked in the awareness that God is God.
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I did just that. I reached out to someone who is experiencing heartbreak and shared this entire reading with her. She’s grieving and I am trying to find ways to provide her with some comfort.