Learn to Linger in Grief
Imagine a church where grief isn’t ignored, but it also isn’t hopeless. Where lament isn’t a sign of weak faith, but an act of worship.
Imagine a church where grief isn’t ignored, but it also isn’t hopeless. Where lament isn’t a sign of weak faith, but an act of worship.
"Those we shepherd will see that it is in our honest crying out to God in our pain that our worship grows more authentic." ~Aubrey Sampson
I asked God to be with them, to give them a special sense of his presence and comfort. That there could be, as one of the book’s subtitles put it, “hidden hope amid pain and loss.”
In the swirl of the hustle around me, grief and healing seemed uncertain, but I could sense God turning this around for good.
Through support and biblical wisdom, individuals can experience recovery.
And that was the last time I ever saw him. It was the last time I ever will see him on this side of heaven.
“The purest joy and the fullest rest lie beyond time’s horizon.”
If Christians are willing to do the hard work of not only recognizing our grief but also intentionally seeking healing, I believe people will be drawn to our light like a moth to a flame.
The Bible is not shy about grief, and neither should we be.
Insights from the apostle Paul on the nature of our grief