My husband and I have a unique experience this Thanksgiving. It's our first empty-nester holiday. Completely and solemnly ~ it's just us... The holidays can be such a blessing. But they can also be challenging when we're without one, some, or all our family. But, the blanks that are so big when a presence is missing we can readily fill-in with our heart. For example, I can imagine our son's smile even though his face cannot be seen in this picture. If you are like me missing a loved one this holiday, due to loss, or distance, circumstances (or perhaps even conflict) I offer this prayer for us. Our inspiration is 1 Corinthians 13.12 "For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known." Father, Lover of our life and Giver of hope, give us all we need this day for the sadness separation can bring. Give us the knowledge that all things here do not come with complete understanding and that in these days there is sorrow, there is strife, there is even missing. Yet, today as we remember all we are grateful for, may the memory of those who have gone ahead, or who are separated by time and distance, be more than just a dim image in our heart. May they be the inspiration, the evidence of your love and your constancy. On this, our day to be most thankful, I remember You Lord and all You have given me, including those precious souls I so dearly love. Whether near or far Lord, I still love them, and I still own the memories they have left in my heart. No matter how dim those images might seem right now, one day all will be BRIGHT, one day we will all be together again. Thank you, Father, thank you for loving me and for giving me those I can love. Amen.
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