A Time to Grieve

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How are we supposed to respond to death?
We Remember / We Grieve / We Heal / We Grow

Grieving is God’s cure for suffering and loss.
We must hurt before we can heal.
Matthew 5:4
We must acknowledge and accept the loss.
We must feel our feelings.
We must say goodbye to initiate healing.

Grieving is God’s cure for reconciling and restoring.
First, we need love and comfort
Romans 12:15
It is unhealthy to grieve alone; yet, we always try to hold it together until we can grieve alone.
It is healthy to grieve with family and friends. The biblical example is to grieve closely with the friends and family for 30 days and then consistently support and remember each other, especially during the first year.

Galatians 6:2
Grieving is a relational experience; it is too hard to cry alone. Our pain needs to be shared and carried by another person.
There is no healing in hiding; there is healing in relationships.

Second, we need structure, support, and space.
2 Corinthians 1:3-7
We need time and space to grieve, but not space without support.
We need structured activities to be with people and move forward.

Recommended Books / Resources:
“A Grief Observed” by C.S. Lewis
“A Path Through Suffering” by Elisabeth Elliot
“Where is God when it Hurts” by Philip Yancey
“When God Doesn’t Make Sense” by James Dobson
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