Grieving Together

Grief can open the door to holy desire, which in turn leads us into the arms of that which we yearn for.

unless we make space for grief, we cannot know the depths of the love of God, the healing God wrings from pain, the way grieving yields wisdom, comfort, even joy.

I’ve come to also see grief as part of the everyday experience of being human in a world that is both good and cruel. In this sense, grief is a constant for us. It is a real and right response to our vulnerability.

They form us into a people who can hold the depths of our sorrow with utter honesty even as we hold to the promises of God.

The pain of missing loved ones who have died, or a way of life that has ended, occupies a similar region of the heart where spiritual longing resides.

We are tempted by nearly every current of culture to form our lives so that there is no time for grief, but only the dim hum of consumption, dulling our agony—but, with it, our joy, wonder, and longing. The Psalms call us back into the dramatic depths of reality.

process of acknowledging, integrating, and honoring our losses, we may discover that we are grateful for the grief that reconfigures our very being.