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Tag Archives: grief
Grieving a Loss That Does Not Leave
No one who is grieving compares one grief to another. Pain and loss are personal, not categorical. Pain is what the suffering person says it is. It is experienced as such and there is no comfort in hearing about someone … Continue reading
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Tagged change, dementia, friendship, funeral, grief, lonely, loss, memorial service, pain, reality, sad
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Thoughts on Father’s Day
My Dad has been in heaven for nearly 20 years. Today I wish I could have 5 minutes with him. We wouldn’t need to talk. We could just look at each other and know what the other was thinking. This … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, Dad, Father, God, grief, Holy Spirit, Jesus, laughter, prayer, relationship, Trinity
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Why is Grief so Lonely?
It is often true that people rally around a grieving person. There are probably rare times when a person is so the center of attention as at the memorial service of a loved one. Yet, neither the well-meaning crowd nor … Continue reading
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Tagged comfort, comforters, grief, hand, hope, lonely, pain, Presende, standing with
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The Grace to be Diminished
I first heard this phrase several years ago from a wise mother speaking of parenting her adult children. It refers to the expensive love of a parent pouring sacrificially into their child with the goal of this child being able … Continue reading
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Tagged diminish, God, grief, hope, ministry, mother
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Bent but Not Broken!
Our back yard has attracted my attention these past days by a big branch that has lowered itself from its usual inconspicuous spot and curved down with its tip actually resting in the snow. Today I don’t see it at … Continue reading
Arranging My Heart
“I will not give sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids, until I find a place for the Lord, a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.” When I read these verses from Psalm 132 today I wondered if … Continue reading
Jesus Listening to Isaiah 53
I found a web site this morning that displays a parallel Hebrew and English text of Isaiah 53. At the top there is an option to listen to this chapter in Hebrew. As I listened, I imagined Jesus listening to … Continue reading
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Tagged grief, hope, Isaiah 53, Jesus, pain, pray, suffering
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A Glimpse into “No More Tears”
A Glimpse Into “No More Tears” We know very little about what the land of “no more tears” will be like. We cling to the hope of living and reigning with Jesus. We know He has promised to wipe … Continue reading
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Tagged grief, hope, Jesus, joy, No More Tears, pain, reign, suffering, tomorrow
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Hope Dries Tears
When seeking to comfort a grieving friend we remind ourselves that we do indeed grieve but NOT as those who have no hope. Grief is a place of brokenhearted loneliness. I am crushed with loneliness when I grieve because no one … Continue reading
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Tagged despair, friend, grief, hope, hopelessness, lonliness
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