Lord of all my life, I come to You for the healing of the griefs of life. I feel grief whenever I stand in the midst of shattered dreams. For me, it’s essentially my response to having to say “goodbye” with finality; goodbye at death’s door; goodbye at the collapse of something I’ve worked for; goodbye to the past and the what-might-have-beens of life. Grief comes after the intense emotional shock of final separation from a loved one, a relationship, a place, or a comfortable surrounding. I experience similar thoughts and emotions of grief when a loved one dies, during and after the memorial service, when I’ve failed, when a relationship is broken, or when a program in which I might have invested my ego and future security is lost.
Is there such a thing as “good grief”? Over the years You have taught me that something is good if it fulfills its purpose. What causes my grief I’m reluctant to call “good” unless it achieves its intended purpose of healing my disturbed mind and distressed emotions.
Lord, help me to accept that grief is the healing process given me as Your gift. I feel pain, and it is good to know that the process is taking place. When a loved dies I experience excruciating reactions. I tremble, I shiver, and feel depleted. I ache emotionally. I’m tempted to have outbursts, or withdraw, deny, or become angry. Most of all I need to find some vent to my anguish. I need to talk to You. Until I know what to say, tears flow. In it all I’m coming to grips with the reality of my loss. And what’s truly amazing is that You are there listening and offering Your healing of my grief. Thank you, Lord. Amen.
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Is there such a thing as “good grief”? Over the years You have taught me that something is good if it fulfills its purpose. What causes my grief I’m reluctant to call “good” unless it achieves its intended purpose of healing my disturbed mind and distressed emotions.
Lord, help me to accept that grief is the healing process given me as Your gift. I feel pain, and it is good to know that the process is taking place. When a loved dies I experience excruciating reactions. I tremble, I shiver, and feel depleted. I ache emotionally. I’m tempted to have outbursts, or withdraw, deny, or become angry. Most of all I need to find some vent to my anguish. I need to talk to You. Until I know what to say, tears flow. In it all I’m coming to grips with the reality of my loss. And what’s truly amazing is that You are there listening and offering Your healing of my grief. Thank you, Lord. Amen.
You can purchase the book on Amazon.