Missing Someone

I know it happens. Once in a while, I catch a whiff of someone's familiar cologne with whom I associate that scent. I find myself in this melacholic mood usually when I miss significant others in my life. A familar tune to you I am sure. Yet it almost brought tears to my eyes as I experienced a tug of war between the excited anticipation of seeing a long lost loved one and the sadness that crept in when I realized that It could not be possible to see her again.... I miss her!

It is such a normal thing to miss those we love. The one we love become so much part of our lives and our persons that when they are not there to share with us virtually anything or everythig, we feel the pinch so badly. Then matters worsen when we can't seem to get hold of ourselves and do something significant and worthwhile even just to buffer the pain a little and distract ourselves. No doubt, these are difficult moments. We cannot help but wish sometimes that our loved ones can stay by our side as long as often as possible.

It is indeed tempting to cry to our little corners and justify all this by saying that we are grieving or that we cannot help feeling this emptiness because of the one we miss is just too important to forget. The we keep wishing and praying that they come back to us or keep playing in our minds the wonderful memories of the past. Of course, if our wish could only be granted. If there were no reality other that that togetherness or union with our loved one. Imagine if this were so, there would be no more sadness or grieving in this world. We would all be with all those we love forever. But that is not reality. Perhaps, the yearning is foretaste of heaven. We can never really posses God while we are on earth. We have moments of great consolation when we feel His presence and love in those who love us but even that is not forever.

Our prayer then cannot be for God to keep our precious one with us always as it is even physically impossible. Our prayer ought to be so deep and so real that is has the power to go beyond time and space and any other physical or psychological limitations. Try and lift that person almost physically on both hands to God and offer that person up to him. Pray for that person. Pray that at that moment that person will experience your support , joy, peace and comfort and yes your love. Put yourself in complete abandon in the hands of God holding on to your loved one and watch God lifting both of you unto His bosom and then all three of you will be reunited.

Try turning to God who is the best healer, the best lover and the best father, who knows exactly the right balm or potion you need for a broken heart.