Grief comes back in waves
Mum died last year. Most days I'm fine then it hits. Looking for verses and people who won't rush me.
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Psalm 34, 42, 61, John 11 have carried me through waves. Let people sit with you. You don't owe anyone a 'strong' performance. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14 — we grieve, but with hope.
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Jesus wept (John 11:35). If the Son of God cried at a grave, your tears aren't unbelief.
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If grief turns to can't-function months on end, add counselling. God is not threatened by help.
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Hope of resurrection doesn't cancel missing her voice. Hold both (1 Corinthians 15).
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Keep one ritual: visit, cook her recipe, light a candle and pray thanks for her life. Remembrance can be worship.
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Waves months later are normal. Ecclesiastes 3:4 — a time to weep. Anyone rushing you may be uncomfortable with their own mortality.
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Church friends who bring food and silence > church friends with tidy sermons. Job 2:13 — they sat with him seven days.
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