Never Too Late

As you know, we count as blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.                                                                                                                           James 5:11

I recently spoke with a client who is suffering with the extended grief over losing both parents within a year. At times the client felt that she was showing signs of improvement, but periods of grief seem to color her actions, even several years later.

There is no timetable for grieving. Effects can and will pop up at unexpected times. Indeed, such feelings may affect the entire future outlook of a person. I spoke with my client about finding a way to redeem such grief into a positive.

Often, a death can cause us to have an existential crisis of a sort, in that we may look at our own life differently. We may feel that we have not met the goals we had set out before us. We may feel that we need a new mission to fulfill before our own death.

So, we can use the profound loss as a spur to look at our own life, what is left of it, and make a mark that we want to make before we die.

It is truly never too late.

Prayer: Lord, help us to see that your grace is available, even when we feel that time may have passed us, Amen