I welcome you to Solace: soul + grief . My name's Candee Lucas and I'm a grief chaplain . I accompany those who are grieving any kind of loss and I ask that you let me accompany you today . You're always welcome in this circle of healing , love and support . Remember , we are all on this journey together .
Thomas Merton once said --All I have to do is stay found-- . Isaiah said-- Father , I put my life in your hands-- . In Hebrews-- Let us hold fast to our confession , be obedient to the point of death-- . I am diminished , my energy , my hopefulness , I am dismantled . My creativity is low . Even ideas are flat . Should I return past projects ? A Jesus sculpture ?
Why did I say I called my baby Abby ? Why did that name fall out of my mouth ? Is hope that low ? I turn this over to you because I can barely describe , let alone find a path forward . Lord , I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof , but only say the word and my soul shall be healed .
Thomas Merton once said-- all I have to do is stay found-- . Peace be upon us all . Although my heart is rising , it still has darkness which praying will not cure , because to surrender surrender done freely for love . Sin is failing to bother to love . Sin is breaking the relationship with God , with Jesus , with one another . We are loved to wonder .
Where are these relationships suffering ? Matthew 25 talks about the failure to love . Wonders who we are becoming . Who are you becoming ? We become , what or whom we choose . We do not succumb to confusion . In Mark 10 , we hear the story of the rich young man . Jesus looked at him and loved him . Jesus loves the woman at the well into freedom .
And Caravaggio knew Jesus; knew that our hearts had been broken and can turn inward and hard or , in this instance , does it have room to expand ? Becoming free requires radical honesty . Name the disordered attachments , name your unfreedom . Name your fears . Name your default settings . Name the lies we tell ourselves . But we are always the sinner loved by God .
That concludes this week's episode . You can find us on Apple , Spotify or Amazon . Feel free to send any questions you might have about grieving to my email . In the show notes I'll try to answer any questions you have in the future . Remember I'm always available for spiritual direction by Zoom to those who are grieving .
Please reach out to me if you have this need , be safe . Travel with God always at your side . Vaya con Dios .