A Mending Heart!
I had not really known Angie Stone’s music but after her recent passing, I listened to a couple of her songs. I was particularly struck by her No More Rain in This Cloud. I found myself listening to it over and over for both the rich beat and the thoughtful lyrics. It took me back to times gone by, but it spoke to my heart. She sang that she was all cried out and that there was no more rain in her cloud. She said that the seasons had changed and that her sunshine had come.
Most of us have memories of heartbreak or some situation that we had to get over or push past. Some hearts heal and some people find themselves talking about something that happened for an entire lifetime. In the novel, The Tale of Despereaux which I am reading to a group of fourth graders, Author Kate DiCamillo wrote: “There are those hearts that never mend again once they are broken. Or if they do mend, they heal themselves in a crooked and lopsided way, as if sewn together by a careless craftsman.”
During this Lenten season, we believers may find ourselves going into deep self-reflection and introspection to shine a light into the dark places in our beings. We discover how we can clean up our acts and power toward our silent dreams. We also should take ownership for areas where we need to improve when dealing with others.
Rather than continually crying in our soup, we should learn to give life the light touch. Everyone has some levels of remorse and inner pain, so it is unfair to walk around and spread our gloom onto others. We must snap out of it as we give thanks that we are still here which means that we still have something to accomplish on this earth plane.
A smile is contagious and it makes others happy to see us coming as opposed to running and locking their doors when they see us approaching. I had two older sisters, who have passed on, but both of them kept music playing in their homes as they moved through their lives. It created a welcoming and joyous atmosphere for their guests. One even had a plaque on her wall which read. “Dance through life with a rhythm” It spoke volumes. So quite like Angie Stone sang, we should vow that our sunshine has come!
Lynn M.
March 8, 2024
