Dear God,
I admit to You, O Lord, that living with my mother's Alzheimer is difficult. So often, I feel inadequate and lacking in virtues to cope with it. Grant, O Lord, Thy grace upon us and most esp upon my mother.
In her memory loss when we go thru the same questions and go thru the same motion again and again; Not knowing if and when it will make a difference on her. Transform these repetitions unto Rosary beads; A singular prayer meditating upon Thy life and love for us.
And as she goes to being childlike, to a teen-ager amidst the war, to a worried mother caring for young ones; Let me be reminded of the Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, from the Annunciation unto the mystery of You crowning Mary with Your Glory. Let me be comforted that in Thy Mercy, she, too, will find her crown of love in You.
O God, when she enters into episode of dementia - a world entirely hers that we cannot appease. Let me remember the prayer that Your Angel at Fatima had asked the children to pray after each mystery. "O my Jesus, forgive us our sins and save us from the fires of hell most esp those who are in need of Thy Mercy." Grant, O Lord, that this episode of dementia be hers and our purgatory, That in Thy Mercy we may be cleansed.
When moments come when even our love may be strained by the demands the sickness entail; Help us remember the unbroken Rosary Chain that perseveres in prayer clinging to Your Love and our Blessed Mother's intercession.
And in the uncertainty of our tomorrows, let us know the greater meaning of "Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with you. Blessed are you amongst women and blessed is the Fruit of thy womb- Jesus" "Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners. Now and at the hour of death. Amen."
And no matter what happens, let it be "Glory be to the Father, to the Son and to the Holy Spirit!"
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