This poem I’m adding to my collection of the poetry of grief (read more here) isn’t about grief specifically, but it does speak to those difficult seasons we experience when we’re bereaved. It brings a picture to mind – a long walk on a windy cold day, and the relief of being able to take…
This is a reprint of an earlier post, slightly adapted. I hope if you have been bereaved recently that it will help. We take some life journeys by choice, but at other times, we find ourselves on a path that is far removed from our wishes. The book of Ruth in the Bible illustrates this…
(A post from a Christian perspective.) There is a lot in the Bible about joy. “The joy of the Lord is your strength”, “happy is the people whose God is the Lord”, and so on. Many churches today emphasise these “happy messages” and sometimes equate spirituality and faith with being happy and positive. But this…
I have literally thousands of photos I’ve taken on my computer. Some are quite good but many are rubbish. One day I will have to sort through them properly, but that day is not today. Time seems to be passing slowly at the moment, which tends to happen when we have no events to break…
However painful your grief at this moment, there will be days in the year ahead when you will wake up and realise that there is (at least) one thing that you are looking forward to. There will be days that end with the thought, “I’m glad I did that today.” And that’s how you’ll get through 2021.
Another in the series of Grief and Faith I read an article about grief, faith and comfort which I have shared onwards, as I found it mostly quite helpful. However there was one paragraph that I felt uncomfortable with, and it turned out, I wasn’t the only one. This person expressed perfectly what can be…
(A post for those interested in Christian perspectives. Written before the coronavirus crisis.) Easter is the major Christian festival. It’s when we focus on the death and suffering of Jesus, and his victorious resurrection which contains the promise of our own. It’s easy to say “Happy Easter” but for many people – even those attending…
Music is a powerful mover of our emotions. A song on the radio can produce a wry smile or a stream of tears at the memories it evokes. We might discover new songs while we’re grieving; a playlist of comfort and also uplift. Songs like “To Where You Are” (see link below) Other songs remind…
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