I bow to your journey, to Job's tears. and to my own. Thinking of Job's furious faith, he was not alone. It appears he clung to God in an Unending Kaddish Prayer (like you?) that regrounded him in the Great One. In Hebraic wisdom the Kaddish will be said for a mourner when they are too burdened by grief. There is a body logic in this. My friend, Sheila is about to publish the Art of Grieving. She lost all three of her children to horrible diseases, one brother was murdered, and on and on, as told in her book Warrior Mother. Among female Job's she has a place. Her lifework reflects that grief is an art that needs regenerative containers. That Moderns seem to avoid grief means we lack resonant practices to reflect back our grief in ways that feel honoring. I am in awe of Job and his passionate connection to the Divine and people like you navigate grief and share the way with artful care.
Amazing, Laura! You obviously have the charism of writing because your words continue to be powerful even though your body has been made weak. This is one of my favorites! Thank you!
I bow to your journey, to Job's tears. and to my own. Thinking of Job's furious faith, he was not alone. It appears he clung to God in an Unending Kaddish Prayer (like you?) that regrounded him in the Great One. In Hebraic wisdom the Kaddish will be said for a mourner when they are too burdened by grief. There is a body logic in this. My friend, Sheila is about to publish the Art of Grieving. She lost all three of her children to horrible diseases, one brother was murdered, and on and on, as told in her book Warrior Mother. Among female Job's she has a place. Her lifework reflects that grief is an art that needs regenerative containers. That Moderns seem to avoid grief means we lack resonant practices to reflect back our grief in ways that feel honoring. I am in awe of Job and his passionate connection to the Divine and people like you navigate grief and share the way with artful care.
Oh my gosh. This is EXACTLY what I needed to hear!
Amazing, Laura! You obviously have the charism of writing because your words continue to be powerful even though your body has been made weak. This is one of my favorites! Thank you!
So rich and deep!