tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31808900.post6215797719894714693..comments2023-03-03T09:39:12.784-05:00Comments on Project Forgiveness: Project Forgiveness (Submissions received via email and PO box are posted daily)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14618544966035769453noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31808900.post-21016600395010340202008-10-08T20:03:00.000-04:002008-10-08T20:03:00.000-04:00I am not sure how difficult it was for you to writ...I am not sure how difficult it was for you to write that letter, but it touched my heart. You had great courage to open up like that, and you show a great love of your mom. <BR/><BR/>My wife and I have also gone through a long term illness with a parent, and finally lost her dad. he could not speak for eight out of ten years with us. He could not attend our wedding, we came to the house directly afterword to perform a mini-service for him.<BR/><BR/>Doubt is so much a part of being human, please don't let that make you feel bad or unworthy. It is in these times that G_d uses to reach out to us to say, "I know this is hard. Let me help, let me hold you." Sometimes the hardest part is allowing yourself to let go and let G_d. It's ok. You could not be in better hands. <BR/><BR/>I will prayer for you, and HaShem will know who you are. Please be well. I know this is too late for Yom Kippur, but it is always the day to turn to G_d.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03966417881024273157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31808900.post-83685613794862607012008-10-08T09:52:00.000-04:002008-10-08T09:52:00.000-04:00Thank you for sharing your beautiful letter with P...Thank you for sharing your beautiful letter with Project Forgiveness and the National Jewish Outreach Program. Your mom must have been a very special person for you to feel the way you do. The beauty and pain you expressed led me to want to respond to you.<BR/><BR/>First, I must state that I am certain that you did your best for your mother, and I am equally certain that she is in a better place now than before she passed away especially after a long illness.<BR/><BR/>As you know, we are in a most auspicious time, the 10 days from Rosh Hashana through Yom Kippur. The sages teach us that at this time of year, G-d is reaching out to us and waiting for us to reach out to Him. But we are still humans and doubts are the natural state of humankind, especially as we grow older and see things in life that we don�t understand. G-d understands this aspect of human nature all too well, and has, therefore, given us the great gift of Teshuva, literally returning. It is understood that when we turn toward G-d, He helps us come closer, and He understands our pain. <BR/><BR/>Your letter was filled with the beautiful desire to find your way through the pain of loss and the confusion of feeling alone. In your very desire to find your way back to the way you used to feel about G-d, love prayer, etc, you are taking the first steps...and it is those steps that G-d looks for during this time.<BR/><BR/>Wishing you both comfort and success.Project Forgiveness (Submissions received via email and PO box are posted daily)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14618544966035769453noreply@blogger.com