Posted 9:03 pm Sunday, December 02, 2012
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Compassionate Friends to hold annual candle lighting December 9
By DANNY MOGLE
dmogle@tylerpaper.com
The Compassionate Friends will have its annual candle lighting ceremony at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 9 in the Cross-roads Community Church, 13730 Texas Highway 155.
dmogle@tylerpaper.com
The Compassionate Friends will have its annual candle lighting ceremony at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 9 in the Cross-roads Community Church, 13730 Texas Highway 155.
Compassionate Friends members have had a child (young or old) who has died. The ceremony is a time of rem-embrance, support and, yes, tears.
I recently interviewed a man and woman whose daughter died about four years ago. It is still difficult for them to talk at length about the precious young woman they miss so much. At times they seemed to be dealing with overwhelming grief.
Every year they take part in the candle-lighting ceremony. They light a candle in memory of their daughter. They talk about her with others who have lost children.
They say it is the one gathering where everybody knows it is OK to talk, remember, share and comfort. There are no inappropriate comments or awkward silence.
In the Compassionate Friends’ November newsletter, a woman speaks about what it feels like to lose a child and how The Compassionate Friends helps her with the ongoing challenge of coping with loss.
“What sorrow we all share when we lose our children! Unspeakable, unshakable gripping pain.
Every year they take part in the candle-lighting ceremony. They light a candle in memory of their daughter. They talk about her with others who have lost children.
They say it is the one gathering where everybody knows it is OK to talk, remember, share and comfort. There are no inappropriate comments or awkward silence.
In the Compassionate Friends’ November newsletter, a woman speaks about what it feels like to lose a child and how The Compassionate Friends helps her with the ongoing challenge of coping with loss.
“What sorrow we all share when we lose our children! Unspeakable, unshakable gripping pain.
“Just knowing (that) Compassionate Friends is there for us is reassuring and comforting. Please know I appreciate all you do — your energy, the persistence you have in reaching us who are hurting and your determination to make a difference in the lives of those broken and staggering parents and loved ones trying to get through each day, just to face the reality at the next sunrise of the situation all over again.
“All of you at TCF know exactly what I say because each of you is very familiar with the agony of losing a child.”
You don’t have to be a member of The Compassionate Friends to attend the candle lighting ceremony. You just have to have compassion.
Join Danny Mogle on the “In Touch With East Texas” radio show airing at 6:30 a.m. Saturday on The Ranch KKUS 104.1 FM and KYKX 105.7 FM and 6:30 a.m. Sunday on Sunny 106.5 FM.
“All of you at TCF know exactly what I say because each of you is very familiar with the agony of losing a child.”
You don’t have to be a member of The Compassionate Friends to attend the candle lighting ceremony. You just have to have compassion.
Join Danny Mogle on the “In Touch With East Texas” radio show airing at 6:30 a.m. Saturday on The Ranch KKUS 104.1 FM and KYKX 105.7 FM and 6:30 a.m. Sunday on Sunny 106.5 FM.
