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Unexpected and Lovely

My hands are swollen,  skin stretched and flushed, full of pain. I rest them in my lap, just for a moment, close my eyes, and breathe. A child's voice breaks in: Mom, can I hold your hand? I breathe in, out. Yes.  My offered hand is not worth much else,  at the moment, but it is taken gently by two smaller ones, held like a precious gift.  Suddenly a kiss lands on my palm, unexpected and lovely. A blessing, A reminder that I can hold and carry: the small, sad offering is still worth giving, like loaves and fishes, multiplied. All that is needed is yes .