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Just grieve
Another mass shooting. Children’s lives lost. A community that is in mourning. Lord, we pray for those who have been devastated by this recent tragedy. We remember those who have lost their lives so suddenly. We hold in our hearts the families forever changed by grief and loss. Bring them consolation and comfort. Surround them with our prayers for strength.…
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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 the ones of my mom and…
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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 talking to my wife about death…
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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.
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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 the light of that love which…
Category: Grief
