For the person carrying emotional pain they don’t talk about....

The Moment I Almost Missed

A brief reflection on grief, missed moments, and how a quiet sunrise became the reminder that God still meets us with care and presence.

Sheila R. Johnson Wilson

4/5/20261 min read

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Today marks the day my dad passed.

I thought I would spend it sitting under cherry blossoms…

but when we got there, the petals had already fallen.

For a moment, I felt disappointed.

But earlier today, while driving, I saw this sunrise.

I was so focused on working, I almost missed it.

The light on the mountains…

the moon still hanging in the sky…

everything felt still.

And I realized…

God had already given me a moment.

Grief is like that sometimes.

We look for healing in one place…

and it meets us somewhere else.

But it was what God knew my heart needed today.

And He made sure I felt taken care of. 🤍

P.S. This is something I'm learning more deeply as I continue writing my memoir.

“The Quiet Cry Project” is a creative work under SRJSTAR Music, LLC.

This is for the person who is grieving quietly, carrying trauma, or healing from losses that were never fully spoken. I remember the moment when my own world collapsed; losing loved ones back-to-back, losing the home I shared memories in with my father, losing stability, and losing pieces of myself I didn’t know how to recover. What I didn’t know then was that writing, music, faith, and therapy would become the pathway God used to rebuild me from the inside out. That’s why I created The Quiet Cry Project; a safe place for weary hearts to breathe, feel, and be restored. Your next step is simply to enter this space and receive the comfort God has for you. - Sheila