Let us pray for the departed ones that their souls may rest in peace.
We all lost a loved one during this time of pandemic.
May it be because of the illness brought by the Covid-19 disease and natural calamities like typhoons, floods, and volcanic eruptions, cut and tangled relationships with family, friends, or special someone, or we lost our sense of self.
The idea of losing breaks us, people, beforehand. Anxiety and overthinking may kill us along the way. Losing someone is difficult, but it is more difficult today now that we’re in the middle of a global crisis. It’s a big sudden change to all of us. No one was ever ready. No one could predict death.
Few of our loved ones left without warnings. They left no clues of leaving. Some of us didn’t have the chance to wave our goodbyes to our lost loved ones because most of them are brought straight to crematoriums. With these, no comforting words could be perfectly uttered to console someone who lost a loved one. Hugs and companionship wouldn’t be enough to share our relatedness and connection to them.
However, regardless of how much it hurts, regardless of how much it has impacted us fully as a person, regardless of the change that we will be facing, regardless of the numbers of mornings thinking what whill happen next, let us think of the benefit of it for the one we’ve lost.
A physical death would give new life for the departed. The ones who were unable to walk can now freely move . The blind ones before can now see the beauty of a life that is more wonderful than here on earth. A breakup would offer growth for both persons involved. Our lost self would offer a deep and more frequent connection with God. It could be a stepping to our self-discoveries and growth.
After losing someone, it’s okay to cry and embrace the pain but amidst the several negative implications of losing, let us put ourselves towards the positive aftermaths because there would be justice after all.
Let us continuously seek God and pray for healing, recovery, acceptance, and growth.
