Help!

Mercy for whatever today brings

by Carlo Griseta

HELP! What’s New This Morning?

Finding New Mercy for Whatever Today Brings

Introduction:

There are mornings when “What’s new?” is an ordinary question.

What’s on the calendar?

What needs to be done?

Where do I need to be?

What happened while I was sleeping?

And then there are mornings when the question carries considerably more weight.

HELP! What’s new this morning?

For a family caring for someone who is dying, those words can carry fear.

Did something change during the night?

Is Mom still responsive?

Is Dad breathing differently?

Can she still swallow?

Is he weaker?

Will he recognize me today?

Is this the morning everything changes?

For someone living with grief, morning brings another kind of discovery.

For a few seconds after waking, everything may seem normal.

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