Coffee Moments with Sam

I shared a special bond with my grandmother as a young girl.  My Grandmother She was a woman who worked her way to wealth and success.   Together with my grandfather, they ran a successful family business, provided for their children and sent them to good schools.  She enjoyed the perks of a pampered lifestyle.  She often traveled.  She can buy whatever she desired in an instant.  She was able to build the house of her dreams.  It was a life she was proud to have achieved.   As her first grandchild, she showered me with a life of a "princess".  I got to enjoy the wonderful privilege of being her favored one.  But then... her almost perfect life turned into a tragedy. Her youngest son, my uncle, was killed.  5 years later, her husband, my grandfather, died of cardiac arrest.  Then a few years after, she...

image source: piercedhearts.org Today we remember Our Lady of Sorrows:    Our Blessed Mother suffered extreme pain as she witnessed the death of her Son Jesus Christ on the Cross.  But Christ loved His mother too much to leave her alone to her sufferings, thus He made sure that someone will stand by her to give her comfort, care and love.  Jesus chose His most beloved disciple John to care for His mother.  He said to His mother, "Woman, behold, your son,".  Then he said to the disciple, "Behold, your mother." (John 19:27). In the same way, Christ will never leave us alone to face our sufferings.  In the midst of our loss, grief and pain, He is always ready to fill our life with people and opportunities to be comforted and to find hope. Let Jesus' love for His mother be a reminder to us that He loves us just the same.  Trust that He will turn our sorrow into joy.