How to live with the sorrow?

Come Holy Spirit with your healing balm.

And may I receive it,

this balm of kindness and attention to my suffering:

A friend’s touch.

Reception of my tears.

A good joke reminding me that belly laughs heal.

May I stay in the moment enough to absorb the warmth of sunshine, the natural beauty

meeting my senses.

May I be present to the comfort of routine,

the fragrance of breakfast,

the smell of hot soup,

the taste of bread.

May I recognize Your Spirit reaching out to support mine in

music which moves into my soul and lets it know itself and be transformed.