Thank you . I welcome you to Solace Soul Plus 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 , St . Ignatius used imaginative prayer for healing and for the glorification of God .
Imagine , if you will , you get one day with Jesus on earth and it is his last day , and he takes that last day to comfort you . The last time I saw him , I saw Jesus on earth was at the beach . He was leaving that day , ascending , and we walked along the beach , not far from where the Apostles had gathered for their breakfast of fish .
The smoke from the small fire was visible and their figures were visible and we could hear their voices . But he spoke to me gently , without words . This is our end on this earth . I leave you today but carry you deeply in my heart as you carry me deeply in yours . That is a bond unbroken , that is a bond for all ages, Alpha to Omega .
It is a chord that you will always hear , a chord you can play , a chord that repeats itself over and over and over and reverberates out into the great heavens . Remember this , my sister , remember how close we are . And I say to him without speaking Rabbi , rabbi , you have shown me love .
You are the embodiment of love , all the love on earth , all the love in the universe , all the love created up till now and all the love that will be created . Your flesh is made of stardust . It has grown opaque these last days .
You are almost shining to me now and though my heart is breaking and will break forevermore for the loss of you , for the loss of your presence , that love will sustain me . That love will nourish me . That love will enfold me , nurture me , follow me all the days of my life . For many years , before I met you , I carried a lie in my life .
I believed it to be a lie , but now I've come to believe it was more of a question . Can you ever question love , a tiny love or an enormous one , a deep love or a shallow love ? Remember . The dream of love is real . The dream is perfect and the love is perfect . When our hearts break , we make room for the not knowing . Betrayals are imagined .
Walk with me today , Pray with me here . Keep your light around me just a little longer In your center . Now I lay me down to sleep . That concludes this week's episode . You can find us on Apple , Spotify or Amazon . Please 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 .