Following the loss of a loved one,
let this always be a reminder of one simple truth:
there is always hope, even here.
Embrace the healing hand of grief;
bear its welght as long as you need to,
but nurture your heart and take solace in knowing
that the pain and sorrow you are feeling
are proof you have known something sacred.
That the love you have shared
together will live on through you always.
Sometimes in tears
or a sudden ache in the heart
but also In those moments that move you
or bring you to laughter.
I will not say the loss will leave you unchanged,
but little by little, day by day,
all of the beauty of the world will begin to return.
Your heart will mend, the clouds will recede.
In time, the sun does rise again.
