Nativity Reflection

When the holidays were over this year,

 Putting away the nativity set brought tears,

Mary knows what I am going through,

She lost her son, too;

I asked for her compassion, mercy, and grace,

As the tears ran down my face.

I pray for all Heavenly help,

Knowing I can’t recover by myself,

Believing that many spiritual helpers guide,

Lovingly from the other side;

I work to open to their gifts,

So I may feel my soul uplift.

Through this unimaginable pain,

Every day I strive to gain,

The faith that only Heaven can send,

To help this sorrow to transcend,

To rise beyond my profound grief,

So that I may find the peace I seek.