…all you need to do is to still yourself; is to turn toward one another, is to stay.
I know how your mind
rushes ahead
trying to fathom
what could follow this,
What will you do,
where will you go,
how will you love?
You will want
to outrun the grief.
You will want
to keep turning towards
the horizon,
watching for what was lost
to come back,
to return to you
and never leave again.
For now,
hear me when I say
all you need to do
is to still yourself;
is to turn toward one another,
is to stay.
Wait
and see what comes
to fill
the gaping hole
in your chest.
Wait with your hands open
to receive what could never come
except to what is empty
and hollow.
You cannot know it now,
cannot even imagine
what lies ahead,
but I tell you
the day is coming
when breath will
fill your lungs
as it never has before,
and with you own ears
you will hear words
coming to you new
and startling,
You will dream dreams
and you will see the world
ablaze with blessing.
Wait for it.
Still yourself.
Stay.
From: The Cure for Sorrow: A book of blessings for times of grief. By Jan Richardson