That is Assurance #1. Grief will come through the loss of someone exceedingly dear to us. The world is broken and will remain so until we get out of here. Death is its greatest breakage.
Professionals--more trained than I--provide thoughtful assistance in getting through the identified stages of grief. Be sure to get help there.
My goal is to continue to feed our strength even in the bleakest times, so I asked God for a simple tune for us to play when grief comes.
The tune is God's heart, His frequency, His point of view. Did He just receive back one of His dear and precious children? Did God get a homecoming?If so, ask for extraordinary peace that you can hold onto, like a teddy bear, while He ushers that person into His incredible Presence.
Assurance #2: if we truly imagine that God's heart is receiving even as ours is letting go, and we ask for the peace He always has waiting for us, the grief will be bearable little by little.
Feeding our strength is considering God's heart as we consider our own.
