March: On Death

March 26

Today's reflection was inspired by a quote from A.D. After Death by Scott Snyder and Jeff Lemire.

Nothing can escape it. 

Because how can you escape something that is inevitable? Something that simply was, is, and will always be? Why would you try? Why would any of us try? Whether you see it or not, acknowledge it or not, Death walks beside you always. But the child is nothing to be feared. It is inherent in all that exists. It is a part of you just as much as life is. 

It is everywhere. The end of something. 

The short and precious existences of the living and the inanimate, too. Even the seconds of the universe, some might say god itself, are ticking away toward an end.

So instead of running from or fearing it, embrace it, love it, and next time you cross a shadowed corner or come upon a near-empty gas tank, a filled-up journal, or a drained coffee mug . . . look directly at it and wave and say, "I see you."

• Reflection title: I See You
• Creative inspiration: Scott Snyder and Jeff Lemire, A. D. After Death
• Reflection Question: Where have I seen Death recently? Did I turn and run? Did I even realize it was there?