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While the holiday season is oen filled
with joy and celebrations, for some it can
be a painful, annual reminder of loss. If this
is true for you, please don't ignore the pain;
talk to someone who cares. As you reach out
during the holiday season, please keep the
following things in mind:
Reach up to your faith or beliefs that give
you strength and hope. Turn towards rituals
and traditions that can help heal the pain of
loss. Coming together with others in a faith
community can be a great help and become
a source of healing and strength.
Reach down to help others in need and
refer them to caring resources. I believe it is
always in giving that we receive.
Reach out to take someone's hand and
walk with them in their joys, but also in
their grief, loss and pain. Don't leave anyone
behind to suffer alone. Take the initiative to
reach out to your husband, wife, child or a
friend and connect with them. It is a pos-
sibility there is no one else but you who can
be there for them.
I encourage you to read Mother Teresa's
quote again and again and let its message
sink into your heart and spirit! I am mind-
ful that to the world I may be one person—
another chaplain—but to one person I may
be the world. Be that ONE PERSON who
does small things with great love during the
holiday season by making a difference in
someone else's life.
CV
Chaplain (Captain) Lukasz J. Willenberg
is a U.S. Army chaplain at Fort Bragg, NC
assigned to 2-505th Parachute Infantry Regi-
ment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Air-
borne Division.
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