Mindfulness mediation is an excellent way to do this way…

“Right at the depth of the human condition, lies the longing for a presence, the silent desire for a communion. Let us never forget that this simple desire for God is already the beginning of faith.”

Psalm 18:2

The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,

My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge;

My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

(Thank you, J. C. for this verse, and this is a good one. Because she went through the same experience – witnessed someone killed in front of her happened quickly in the past.)

If any of you like me got involved with assistance to many shock and injuries people from the serious car accidents, life would not be the same as before. Everyone’s lives go on as usual daily commutes in the rural from the city of Hamilton or other places. We witnessed two people who have died there – a 10 weeks old baby and a young mother, and our memories are raw and never goes away. At the moment, the sound of the car/truck/motorbikes traffics passing beside our property remain the same noise, and there are many different vibrations of the speed by the drivers who are driving the vehicles continuously over a period of time; always remind me and our neighbours through daily reunite Our families recently have newborn babies – one was born in late December 2021, just under 10 weeks old, and the second was born last month. My partner became a grandfather eight times, and I became a great-grandaunt for the seven-time.

“In a time of trial, we can sometimes latch onto a verse from a psalm or from the gospel as to a life preserver. And perhaps the more the words we are using are simple and direct, the more helpful they are. One person may say: “The Lord is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear ?” Another will remember the words Jesus spoke during the storm on the lake: “It is I. – Do not be afraid.” Each one of us perhaps can think of a text that provided support in a time of need.” from Brother Emile to Brother Roger – Taizé.”

My favourite times are spending solitary hours in the garden, reading books and the Bible, spending time with my partner and three dogs, and talking to the people/the pastor I trust at the workplace, my neighbour who is a Christian and my family. Our three dogs are the best comforters, keep company and stay by stay to ensure I am okay. I spend time writing notes, blogs and stories in my own time. I came across my note mark from the book I was reading many years ago for someone who lost a grandfather. Here is the quote from Mother Theresa.

“We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature – trees, flowers, grass – grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence… the more we receive in silent prayer, the more we can give in our active life. We need silence to be able to touch souls. The essential thing is not what we say, but what God says to us and through us. All our words will be useless unless they come from within—words which do not give the light of Christ increase the darkness.” – Mother Theresa, Something Beautiful for God, p. 48

This morning, a little girl of my neighbour who was with me to witness the accident came over and suggested, “Why not grow sunflowers in our field?” She wrote it down in her own handwriting so I could read. there are three different ones –

“If Sunflowers Grow in Heaven Lord, please pick a bunch for me. Place them in ……’s arms and tell … they are from me. Tell… that I love and miss … and when she turns to smile, Place a kiss upon her cheek, and hold her for a while. Because remembering her… is easy, I do it everyday. But there is an ache within my heart that will never go away….. Names of the person/people passed away can be add and the date/year underneath this quote” This quote is familiar to me, but I have not seen this one for such a long time.

“And that will be heaven,

At last, the first unclouded seeing,

To stand like the sunflower

Turned full face to the sun

Drenched with light

In the centre held

While the circling planets

hum with joy.

Seeing and knowing

At last, in every particle

Seen and known

And not turning away

Never turning away again.”

The last quote, I know this one as well.

“Keep your face to the sunshine, and you cannot see the shadow,

it’s what sunflowers do. Helen Keller”

Mm, I spoke to my partner about this little girl’s request, and he said, “Why not, because I (partner) know and believe you (Jean) loves sunflowers along with flowers in the garden.” That is a brilliant idea, and I will start planning this after our Deaf Christian Fellowship this afternoon.