Nada faltava/Nothing was missing

 

Nada faltava

A família estava completa: dois meninos e uma menina.

Todos lindos, todos inteligentes

Nada faltava

Agora falta...

Falta o abraço do filho mais velho, seu sorriso, suas brincadeiras...

Mas no meu coração ele está presente

A saudade aperta

E tudo que eu queria era um abraço apertado dele agora

Pena que coração não abraçe

É lá onde está escondido

Mas consigo vê-lo em meu pensamento e sentí-lo no coração

Não só eu mas todas as mães conseguem

Nos transportamos no pensamento para momentos inesquecíveis

O coração continua batendo forte e firme carregando o filho que falta

E assim permanecerá nesta vida

Nothing was missing

The family was complete: two boys and one girl.
All beautiful, all intelligent
Nothing was missing
Now it's missing ...
I miss the hug of the eldest son, his smile, his jokes ...
But in my heart he is present
I miss him. All I wanted was a tight hug from him now
Too bad heart doesn't hug
That's where he is hidden
But I can see him in my mind and feel him in my heart
Not only me but all mothers can
We move in thought to unforgettable moments
The heart is still strong and steady beating carrying the missing son
And so it will remain in this life

Heaven connection

Today, the first Brazilian saint was canonized:
The well-known Sister Dulce, now Saint Dulce of the Poor,
She had an interesting craze: she talked to a saint.
As a child she received from her mother before she died a medal with the image of St. Anthony.
In the convent where she worked there was an image of the saint with whom she used to talk and complain.
People say that he fought with the Saint when he could not help the thousands of sick and poor she cared for throughout her life.
After talking with the saint, they say, she always got what she wanted.
And so from conversation to conversation and from request to request she has helped and still helps thousands of needy through her social works.
This customary conversation with the Saint led me to be sure that we should have frequent conversation with our loved ones in heaven with the certainty that we are heard and our children are, yes, close.
Sister Dulce did not separate earth and heaven, and thus gained heaven.
We should do the same.