Thursday, September 13, 2018

Rising Above Loss to Life



Throughout history human have been concerned with their mortality.   We are fascinated with death.  Death aroused anxiety, hope, clarity and inspiration. The deeper message to consider today – we have all experienced physical and spiritual losses of friends, dreams, health, children, spouses, homes, jobs.  These losses can make us feel close to death.  The good news is that we can rise above our losses and choose life.
We choose life when we grieve.  We grieve when we
1.search,
2. run,
3. embrace despair,
4. weep,
5. reorganize,
6. let go and
7. visit.

Source: Grief, Dying and Death;  John 20:1-18