Grief is our natural reaction to a loss. We feel a deep and aching pain when someone we love is no longer with us.
When someone we love is gone, we feel the dozens of emotions that come with grief – sadness, anger, guilt, fear, loneliness, blame and more than we can possibly list. And yes, although faith that someone is in a better place or that we’ll see them again can be a comfort – this does not remove the pain that the person is gone.
It does not change the trauma that can come from watching some suffer nor does it eliminate the anger, blame, guilt, regret or countless other feelings that can come up following a death. When people of deep faith lose someone, it’s important for us to remember – grief is about our own experience of loss, it’s not a pain or sympathy for where our loved one is. It’s perfectly reasonable that we believe our loved one is in a better place, and yes, for us to still feel overwhelmed with the pain of being separated from them.
We can believe in a greater plan, while still experiencing the pain of their absence. It’s not selfish to grieve, it’s not a loss of faith – no sweet friends, it’s a normal reaction to a devastating situation that can co-exist with the comfort of one’s faith and spirituality.
This is what we hang on to, and yes, this is what we trust. Our family has lost a loved one, Jonathan Winterrowd – a son, a brother, an uncle, a partner, and a friend. Jonathan, you are loved and you will be sorely missed – grateful this morning to know, that we know that we know – we’ll see you again, and yes, you’ll be standing tall and whole – God Speed
We are loved by love Himself. He loves us big and He loves us strong, and yes – love wins period
“He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” Revelation 21:4
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