Send us a text Drawing the line between grief and mourning changes everything about how we navigate loss. Grief—the natural, uncontrollable emotional response—floods us with sadness, anger, anxiety, and even manifests as physical pain migrating through the body. Mourning, however, encompasses the actions we take: attending funerals, sharing memories, and creating space to express our pain. When we covenant to "mourn with those that mourn," we're not promising to feel another's grief—an impos...
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Send us a text Drawing the line between grief and mourning changes everything about how we navigate loss. Grief—the natural, uncontrollable emotional response—floods us with sadness, anger, anxiety, and even manifests as physical pain migrating through the body. Mourning, however, encompasses the actions we take: attending funerals, sharing memories, and creating space to express our pain. When we covenant to "mourn with those that mourn," we're not promising to feel another's grief—an impos...
Parables of Grief--When Words Fail: How Presence Matters More Than Advice for the Grieving
Parables of Grief
17 minutes
8 months ago
Parables of Grief--When Words Fail: How Presence Matters More Than Advice for the Grieving
Send us a text We all want to say the perfect words to comfort someone who's grieving, but what if the most powerful gift isn't words at all? After my husband died unexpectedly, I discovered that true comfort often came from the most unexpected places. There were neighbors who showed up with "grief groceries" – practical items like paper plates and toilet paper when I couldn't think clearly enough to shop. There was the friend who texted daily for months without expecting responses. An...
Parables of Grief
Send us a text Drawing the line between grief and mourning changes everything about how we navigate loss. Grief—the natural, uncontrollable emotional response—floods us with sadness, anger, anxiety, and even manifests as physical pain migrating through the body. Mourning, however, encompasses the actions we take: attending funerals, sharing memories, and creating space to express our pain. When we covenant to "mourn with those that mourn," we're not promising to feel another's grief—an impos...
