(A post for those interested in Christian or faith-based perspectives. This series is particularly for those who have struggled with their faith since their bereavement. ) Acute, profound grief can make a real mess of our lives. We’re desperately sad one moment, red-hot angry the next. Our disappointment with how things have turned out can…
A post for those who are interested in Christian perspectives. This is the second part of a series on managing our faith during a time of grief. The shaking of my soul In an earlier post. I wrote about using words from the Bible to express our own feelings. For instance, this verse from the…
A post for those with a faith perspective, Christian or otherwise, who are grieving the loss of a loved one. From what I’ve seen amongst the people I’ve met through the Living with Loss project, and my own personal experience, people with a religious background who suffer a bereavement – particularly one that is traumatic…
This post is mostly for those who have a religious faith or belong to a religion, such as Christianity. It looks at how the pain of our grief can sometimes be dismissed or minimised by others within our community of faith because of a focus on the ‘next life.’ Missing our loved ones is the…
A post for those interested in a Christian outlook. It’s Friday, the day we commemorate the death of Jesus. Tomorrow is Saturday, a time of waiting. And then Sunday arrives. The sun will rise and many millions of people around the world will celebrate Christ’s victorious rising from the dead. We greet each other: “Christ…
Like many others, I have been closely following the heartbreaking story of little Alfie Evans, the small child whose brain has apparently been destroyed by disease, and whose parents have fought long and hard against the removal of life support by the hospital. By the time I post this, or you read it, chances are…
Mourning deeply is an expression of love. We grieve our loved one’s absence. (A Christian viewpoint)
(For those interested in Christian perspectives on grief and loss.) I haven’t had many opportunities to update the blog in the past 2 months, as I’ve been teaching English, but now that season is over and I’m getting ready to lead a series of retreats on “Living with Loss.” – Have a look here for more…
