We wait in the silence O Lord
Anxious, yet anticipating
Hopelessness and hope compete
Light and darkness do battle in my soul.
In the emptiness of life
Isolated
Separated from family and friends
I find peace
Growing in the realisation
That I am not alone.
Amen
You might like to listen to the beautiful, prayerful piece of music by Kari Jobe:
You might also like to read this beautiful meditation from Marist Brother Peter Carroll that captures the way Mary, although reduced to a silent spectator and helpless bystander, stood with and by Jesus.