Grief
...A never ending path in a wilderness.
...A never ending path in a wilderness.
In a world of shortcuts, hotkeys, fast food, and fiber optic speed,
Walking the path of grief cannot be hurried.
The only way out of grief is through it
Each grief has its own limits
Those who say one year is enough do not understand
There are always new paths to walk in grief,
different stages
new levels of depth
but the smellsightsoundfeeling is always the same
Naming grief is a learned skill,
Honed over decades of walking its paths
Naming is Taming,
The wild animal is quiet
...for awhile
Naming Shadows
Lightens Them
A Dark, Scary, Confusing Path
Diffuses from black to gray
Perhaps I can see my tears where they fall
Grief
...Deep sorrow, anguish, trouble of soul, loss, unending sadness.
Grief is not depression.
Grief is not sin.
Grief is not weakness.
Grief is not lack of joy.
Grief is not something to get over.
Grief is not something to ignore.
Grief is not a room to keep locked up.
Grief is a sign of love.
Deep grief = Deep love.
Grief reflects loss...of any kind.
Grief helps one become a more integrated person.
Grief leads to more complex emotions.
Grief reflects God's heart.
Grief makes us whole.
Grief is a friend.
Grief is a cycle.
Grief has layers.
Uncontrollable Sobbing
Softly Weeping
Shedding Tears
Wailing Over Loss
Keening Cry
Heart-wrenching Lament
Shaking shoulders
Softly Weeping
Shedding Tears
Wailing Over Loss
Keening Cry
Heart-wrenching Lament
Shaking shoulders
God keeps our tears in his bottle.
Why would He do that?
God grieves.
God grieves with me.
God grieves with you.
God grieves with you.
"He who has seen me has seen the Father."
John 14.9
John 14.9
Jesus was a man of sorrows.
Jesus was well acquainted with grief.
Jesus was well acquainted with grief.
My sadness is His sadness, my grief is His grief.
Genesis 21:17 - He hears the wailing cry of a woman and the quiet cry of a boy and answers
I Samuel 1:10 - He hears the silent shaking cry of a woman and provides
Psalm 18:6 - He hears my voice and my cry
Psalm 31:22 - He hears my cry and takes care of my enemies
Psalm 56:8-9 - He keeps a record of what I cry over and heals them in Heaven
Revelations 21:4-5 - He will show me how He was with me in my tears - He remembers each grief
John 11:34-35 - He weeps over death and separation and the pain of those experiencing loss
John 20:11-15 - The women wept, but the angel gave a different perspective!
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I Samuel 1:10 - He hears the silent shaking cry of a woman and provides
Psalm 18:6 - He hears my voice and my cry
Psalm 31:22 - He hears my cry and takes care of my enemies
Psalm 56:8-9 - He keeps a record of what I cry over and heals them in Heaven
Revelations 21:4-5 - He will show me how He was with me in my tears - He remembers each grief
John 11:34-35 - He weeps over death and separation and the pain of those experiencing loss
John 20:11-15 - The women wept, but the angel gave a different perspective!
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