Hope In Grief (From Special Needs to Losses)

“Grieve well friend”. A friend shared this, and it greatly impacted me. It seems grim to think of encouraging someone to grieve…well nonetheless. But, it is actually caring for someone’s well-being and encouraging spiritual wellness.

Jesus valued grief. Jesus, our Lord and Savior, modeled the way to grieve well. This can be found in the passage in John 11, the story of the death of Lazarus.

This Christmas season, while we celebrate the birth and life of Jesus Christ, we can do so with joy and in spite of grieving well. Jesus is our anchor and our hope is in His birth, life, death and resurrection. Our hope, our anchor, allows us to grieve well and to be present in the valleys and hills of life. We are hopeful in our security that eternity is in our view, our anchor is unshakable.

Thanks for listening! 💜