When We Grieve

We grieve when we loose someone; a family member, a friend....we all grieve together....another loss can feel like grieving the loss of our husbands/loved ones all over again...did you know that even Jesus grieved, too? Jesus was heavy-hearted when he saw the people grieving and learned of the death of his friend, Lazarus. Why, the Jews even mocked him for doing such! John 11:33-37: "When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in his spirit and greatly troubled. And he said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord, come and see.” Jesus wept. So the Jews said, “See how he loved him!" But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man also have kept this man from dying?”"

We are reminded to not stay stuck in our grief. We have to press on, press through it. It seems like grief is an often visited place as we lose many of our precious ones, and again, it can take us to that place when we grieved our husband/loved ones. Grief is needed in order to begin the process of healing. Ecclesiasties 3:4-5 tell us that there us "A time to cry and a time to laugh. A time to grieve and a time to dance. A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones. A time to embrace and a time to turn away."

I love what John 16:22 says, "So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy."

We have the true hope to see our loved ones and dear friends again. They are waiting for us in the presence of our Lord. It is alright to grieve, but we grieve with Hope, and we have to remember to keep pressing on through our grief with our Lord and in prayer. Our God will see us through. We are all here to support one another, so please reach out when you feel the need. Do not stay alone in your grief in any stage, and remember, you are not alone.