Responding to loss

How we respond to
Loss
Can be used
To crush us
Or
Empower us

In the midst of emotion
It’s difficult to understand
That we have the power
To change what we see
By choosing a different
Thought to create
A different feeling

Sometimes
Without knowing it
We help others
Through the way
We respond to our life’s Challenges

Our strength and courage
Are often found in unlikely
Places
Tucked behind
Small daily actions like
Choosing to get out of bed
And face another day
When we really just want
To sleep until the pain
Goes away

It takes strength
To smile in spite of loss
It takes courage
To find joy again

Help me understand that
What is done through me
Can enable in others
The power of love
To replace fear
Laughter to replace tears
And abundance to replace loss

Help me see through
God’s eyes
Not my own

E.A. Fussell
06.23.2023