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The gift of grief

It’s the time of year in my Facebook memory feed where I see pictures from our oldest son’s wedding as they approach an anniversary. I had made the trip from Minnesota by driving to Kansas to get my parents and then go on to Alabama. So in the midst of the wedding pictures are theContinue reading “The gift of grief”

Posted byDanOctober 16, 2022October 15, 2022Posted inGriefTags:Anderson Cooper, Grief, Stephen ColbertLeave a comment on The gift of grief

The long road of grief

As I reflect on the “last third” of my life, I also reflect on dying well. There are those we leave behind, and the grief to walk through is deep and long lasting. When I was in my 20s I served as a part time chaplain for hospice care. I came home most nights talkingContinue reading “The long road of grief”

Posted byDanJuly 16, 2022July 15, 2022Posted inGriefTags:GriefLeave a comment on The long road of grief

Good grief

With my dad passing I have known grief would be my companion for a good while. Even before his passing I had a sense of grief’s presence. Still, I am not good at grief. I work to embrace this walk, but I stumble a lot.

Posted byDanJune 5, 2022June 2, 2022Posted inGriefTags:GriefLeave a comment on Good grief

Prayers in my grief

Most loving Father, you will us to give thanks for all things, to dread nothing but the loss of you, and to cast all our care on the One who cares for us. Preserve us from faithless fears and worldly anxieties, and grant that no clouds of this mortal life may hide from us theContinue reading “Prayers in my grief”

Posted byDanJune 4, 2022June 2, 2022Posted inGriefTags:Grief, Prayer, WorshipLeave a comment on Prayers in my grief
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