At our Seasons Hospice of Maryland Team meetings yesterday, we kept in mind the suffering of the the people of Japan, and offered prayer that many if the missing would yet be saved.
Hospice workers deal with situations "one at a time." It is our coping mechanism. We focus as we can on the moment, and on the person or family we are assisting. The enormity of what has happened in Japan, and the amount of suffering - and the shear number of spirits in transition is simply overwhelming. It was like there was a Tsunami in spirit throughout the world, after the Tsunami of water.
We have needed to focus on the moment, and do our own work, in each one's assigned place, but the tsunami of spirit let loose in the world has made it a little harder to focus on defintions and immediate tasks. Hospice workers have continued to focus and care for individuals even as their hearts prayed for people suffering all over the world. That's what Hospice workers do - care and offer compassion, even when they cannot cure or fix a problem.
Joining in shared sorrow and shared energy is comforting. We know that soon we will see the Cherry Blossoms open again, but right now the trees all seem bare.
This morning there was a World Peace Meditation, and a Meditation for those suffering in Japan. Any time today that one has the time to keep others in mind, I believe it will join the millions who have and are doing so.
Today the Emperor of Japan made a rare but brief statement. He expressed "deep worry and deep sorrow for people who suffer from this natural disaster."
He went on "I hope from the bottom of my heart that the people will, hand in hand, teeat each other with compassion and overcome these difficult times."
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