For those who have experienced loss and the accompanying grief it brings, I don’t have to tell you about the range of emotions that go with it.
I’m sure you can tell by my last post that those emotions run very deep. Like I’ve said before, “You learn to live with it, but you never get over it.”
So, what do we do with family members or friends who are also experiencing loss? They feel grief too, but may express it differently. Not only does our relationship with the deceased play into the grief process, (one may be related as a brother or sister, or mother or father, or husband or wife) but also our personalities. We are all wired differently.
During this difficult time, emotions are raw and it’s easy to hurt people. Sometimes that hurt is intentional; other times it may be done in ignorance. The key to healing for all who are touched by the pangs of loss boils down to this one simple word: forgiveness. Forgiveness allows us to move past differences in how we think the other person should act toward us, what they should say or even do.
Instead of working against one another during difficult times, may each of us learn to love one another, respect one another, and forgive. It’s inevitable, we all will make mistakes, but God is a god of forgiveness. Through his Son, Jesus Christ, he made forgiveness available to all who would receive it.
What are you holding onto today? I’ve had to let go of my hurts, to rest in the arms of Christ my Savior and know that the joy of the Lord is my strength.
Let go of your hurts, your “right” to feel justified, vindicated. Let God’s love take hold of your heart and you will begin the healing journey through the valley of the shadow of death.
Remember, I am praying for you. God loves you.
In Jesus’ love,
Susan
“These things I command you, that you love one another.” John 15:17
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