Love Transcends Death

by Martha MacFarland

News of death can leave us paralyzed

Whether it happens when expected

Or when it occurs suddenly

Young or old, peacefully or tragically

The pain is there in a spectrum of intensities

And we try to navigate the stages of our grief

Denial, confusion, shock

Anger, frustration, anxiety

Depression, helplessness

We struggle to find meaning in the loss

To make sense of the situation

To understand the timing of the death

This person’s transition to a non-physical realm

And at some point

When grief has worked its course

We learn to accept the outcome

Yet life feels different, surreal

And we wonder how to adapt to a new normal

How to move on with the loss

When part of our heart is still raw with grief

From the absence of the person

And somewhere

Maybe in the late-night hours when we cannot sleep

Maybe during a walk in nature

Maybe sitting with a memory of the person

Maybe a visit in our dreams while we are asleep

A window opens for communication, for a connection

And we find comfort

When we open our minds and hearts

To the presence that links us to a higher dimension

And we realize that energy from our departed ones

Still resonates with us

Still exists from the other side and is

Still tethered to our soul

While we may not understand the mystery of death and

While we may not recognize the plans that a soul makes to exit this world

We do know a connection to a spiritual intuition exists

Letting us access a loving stream of consciousness

Raising our vibration to trust in the divine tapestry of life

When we surrender to our Higher Self with God

And we realize a more perfect love exists in the heavenly realms

Away from ego and attachments

Because love has the ability to transcend death

And reassures us that our souls are eternal

And we are always connected to our loved ones in spirit

In the Conscious Oneness of God