Download or read book Reflections on Grief and Spiritual Growth written by Andrew J. Weaver and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reflections on Grief and Spiritual Growth includes eighteen reflections by Protestant and Catholic writers, creative voices in the Christian community, who reflect on their experiences with grief and loss as a part of their faith journey. Each writer considers such questions as Ø What lessons and wisdom can be shared from his or her personal experiences with grief? Ø In what ways did these losses shape their lives and spiritual journeys? Ø What counsel does our Christian heritage offer us as we grieve the loss of a parent, spouse, child, marriage, job, or health? Ø How has mourning a loss diminished or deepened one's faith? Ø Have spiritual resources been helpful in addressing the anger, guilt and depression that is often a part of the grieving process? Ø Has faith been an asset or not as one faces the increasing and cumulative losses of growing older? Ø Have persons experienced spiritual growth or transformation from traumatic losses? An included study guide helps individuals and groups grapple with the reality of grief and loss in the context of their Christian faith so that we may better learn to grieve as those who have hope. Other titles of related interest: Reflections on Aging and Spiritual Growth #0687095190; Reflections on Forgiveness and Spiritual Growth #0687084067; Reflections on Marriage and Spiritual Growth #0687085438.
Download or read book Grief Light written by Julie Yarbrough and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2015-05-20 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grief Light is for anyone who is grieving. From her personal perspective on the light side of grief, the author illuminates many of the universal truths of grief through practical, spiritual illustrations and examples from ordinary life. Written in an informal, approachable style, each brief meditation offers grief insight through the rich imagery of stories and scenes from everyday experience, supported by Scripture and a prayer idea. Through these positive, uplifting reflections on life and love and death, you will discern how your faith can grow as a gift of grief through the steadfast love and faithfulness of God. When you read these almost devotionals, you may think, Oh yes, that happened to me or Now I understand more about what it is Im feeling or I thought I was the only one whod ever experienced that or Theres really some plain talk here about human nature. Grief Light also addresses some of the more contemporary, yet seldom fully acknowledged issues that surround grief, including collective/communal grief, incomplete grief, compound grief, and complicated grief. The hope is that the heart and spiritual truths of Grief Light will guide you toward a better understanding of your grief and direct you away from the darkness, toward the light of new life.
Download or read book Suffering Wisely and Well written by Eric Ortlund and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2022-02-07 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why Suffering Exists: God's Purpose for Pain in the Life of Job and throughout Scripture Why does God allow suffering? The pain of suffering can be overwhelmingly mysterious, but the Bible does provide answers. Throughout Scripture, God allows trials in order to accomplish specific purposes in the lives of his people. When faced with suffering they experience spiritual growth; repentance from sin; or, as in the Old Testament story of Job, the chance to demonstrate devotion to God in the face of inexplicable agony. In Suffering Wisely and Well, Eric Ortlund explores different types of trials throughout Scripture, revealing the spiritual purpose for each and reassuring readers with God's promise of restoration. The majority of the book focuses on Job, one of the most well-known yet misunderstood stories of suffering. Ortlund thoughtfully analyzes the text chapter by chapter, including the doubt of Job's friends, God's response to Job's questions, and the meaning behind important imagery including references to Leviathan and Behemoth. Suffering Wisely and Well shows readers how to deepen their relationship with God during painful experiences in their own lives and how to comfort others who are hurting. Explores Lament and Redemption in Scripture: Helps readers understand how to interpret suffering from a Christian perspective Applicable: Each chapter ends with a "What Have We Learned?" summary Biblical Advice on Grief and Support: Teaches Christians how to avoid blame or legalism when addressing the suffering of others
Download or read book The Journey Through Grief written by Alan D. Wolfelt and published by Companion Press. This book was released on 2003-09-01 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This spiritual companion for mourners affirms their need to mourn and invites them to journey through their very unique and personal grief. Detailed are the six needs that all mourners must yield to and eventually embrace if they are to go on to find continued meaning in life and living, including the need to remember the deceased loved one and the need for support from others. Short explanations of each mourning need are followed by brief, spiritual passages that, when read slowly and reflectively, help mourners work through their unique thoughts and feelings. Also included in this revised edition are journaling sections for mourners to write out their personal responses to each of the six needs. This replaces 1879651114.
Download or read book It Is Not Enough written by L B Ó Ceallaigh and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-26 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the throes of grief, there are many of us who embrace more deeply our faith traditions and practices as a form of comfort, but some of us do not respond so ardently. This is especially so when we lose a dear loved one or child.Some of us, even after years of growth in our faith traditions and have faced helping others through tragedy, do not respond well to deep grief. We come to the realization that religious rituals-signs and seals of grace-- are not as powerful.When we try to express this, we are typically met with responses that are well meaning positive sentiment or blatant insult. We, especially as priests, pastors, imams etc., are looked down upon because of inability to cope with the pain and in faith see our loved one's death as Divine will.This just adds injury to injury for those of us that are both clergy, spouses, and parents. For we often are expected to be that resilient anchor, Yet even when one is not the clergy, the grieving person has this cultural, sub-cultural, and communal value imposed upon them, even when good natured, that says we need to move on.The well-meaning platitudes and assumptions that our faith will provide comfort and we are to just ignore the justified pain of loss is terrifying to us as grievers. This, again, is especially true when the loss was tragedy. There is frequently never a rubber meets the road moment where theology, faith, and the world around us truthfully collide as a mess that we must properly clean up.Instead, there is a call to theology that lacks depth because it is not pragmatic or practical because there is simply no way to be so pragmatic. Death is treated as so trite that it is more like a comma in the theology sentence about life.All the affectations we try to add or use as explanations become band aids on gaping lacerations or bloody crime scenes that we try to brush away under a rug. The simple answer, however, is that nothing short of the return of the loved one will ever fill that gap. This means it is never enough to fill the ache or loss.It is like trying to put the world's oceans into a beach pail. Our rituals must be understood in their finite nature to use them well. We must reflect on the sad and joyous aspects of finitude.Our traditions must reflect reality if they are to pertinent to life. Theology must hold its proper place with our signs and seals of grace, yes. Within that deep remembrance found there, however, they are not enough. Nevertheless, they are all we have.
Download or read book Grief Coping Solace Reflections Journal written by Dr. Samuel Shamaun and published by Dr. Samuel Shamaun . This book was released on 2024-04-03 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Grief Coping Solace Reflections Journal" is a compassionate and comforting resource crafted to support individuals as they navigate the complex journey of grief. This heartfelt journal provides a safe and nurturing space for readers to explore their emotions, memories, and experiences in the aftermath of loss. Filled with gentle prompts, thoughtful reflections, and inspirational quotes, this journal offers a therapeutic outlet for processing grief and finding solace amidst the pain. Each page serves as a gentle invitation to honor one's unique grieving process, offering encouragement and support along the way. Whether someone is grieving the loss of a loved one, a relationship, a pet, or any significant life change, this journal offers guidance and companionship through the healing process. It encourages readers to embrace their emotions, find comfort in cherished memories, and seek meaning in the midst of loss. "Grief Coping Solace Reflections Journal" is more than just a book; it's a lifeline for those navigating the turbulent waters of grief, offering validation, understanding, and a pathway toward healing and hope.
Download or read book Running My Race written by David Alan Black and published by Energion Publications. This book was released on 2016-09-27 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the story of my existence — a meandering spiritual voyage through the beautiful loud crazy called life. -- Dr. David Alan Black With his usual frank but gentleman-farmer honesty, Dave Black shares his reflections on his life, as he has shared it with hundreds every day through daveblackonline. Since November 2013 when his beloved Becky Lynn, wife of 37 years, went on to Heaven, Dave has been traveling a journey of grief but also a time of reflection with the immediate question of "What's next?" What does it mean to be running 5K races and climbing mountains in Europe? What do you do when the silence is deafening at 3 a.m. and you can't sleep? What has the professor learned in 40 years of teaching? These and other questions are addressed and dissected and shared as Dave gets on with living and learning more in this loud crazy called life.
Download or read book Blessen written by Margaret Simon and published by . This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever since a hurricane sent a water oak through the roof of Pawpee's house crippling her grandfather, ten-year-old Blessen LaFleur has lived with her mother and grandfather in a FEMA trailer on True Friend Road in St. Martinville, La. An accident involving her pet chicken, Blue, pushes Blessen into discoveries about faith, death, and her heritage.
Download or read book Reason for the Season written by Roger D. Duke and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of essays from pastors and physicians on how God has used grief and suffering in the lives of those who minister and serve the church to grow them spiritually and prepare them for ministry.
Download or read book Seasons of Hope Journal Three written by M. Donna MacLeod and published by Ave Maria Press. This book was released on 2023-12-01 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seasons of Hope offers unique grief support for Catholics that focuses on the spiritual side of grieving the death of a loved one and invites individuals to meet Christ through scripture, prayer, reflection, and simple activities that offer comfort and help foster healing and spiritual growth. The program contains four journals that can be used by individuals for spiritual reflection or prayer or by parish small faith-sharing groups for those who are mourning the death of a loved one and the Seasons of Hope Leader’s Guide. You can start the series with any of the four journals. The journals, originally published in 2007, have been revised with a new introduction and updated resource listings. The journals also include Bible references, reflections, faith-sharing questions, prayers, and space for writing. Each journal covers a unique, standalone “season” of six sessions that have their own theme. Journal Three themes include: knock and the door shall be opened our infirmities blinders to faith his wounds do not weep
Download or read book Grieving Mindfully written by Sameet M. Kumar and published by New Harbinger Publications. This book was released on 2005-07-01 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grief is a personal journey, never the same for any two people and as unique as your life and your relationships. Although loss is an inevitable part of life, how you approach this fact can make the difference between meaningless pain and the manifestation of understanding and wisdom. This book describes a mindful approach to dealing with grief that can help you make that difference. By walking this mindful path, you will discover that you are capable of transforming and healing the grief you carry and finding the spiritual and emotional resilience you need to move through this challenging time. These mindfulness practices, explained here in simple and practical language, will help you bear your time of grief. But they will do more than that, too. They will guide you to a life more fully lived, with more meaning. These simple practices will help you experience what richness comes from asking deeper questions about loss and about life.
Download or read book In the Labyrinth of Grief written by Jos Douma and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2009-06-04 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Labyrinth of Grief 40 Words of God that Offer Comfort Brief meditations for those in sorrow When death enters our life, a process begins that we refer to as grieving. This is a confusing process that is accompanied by different emotions such as sadness, unbelief, relief, anger, resignation, depression, despair, and even new joy in life. The image of the labyrinth helps us to accept that grieving is a complex process in which we learn to accept the empty place and seek to come to grips with all our emotions. The forty short meditations in this book were written with the goal that we might allow ourselves to be comforted from God's Word and that-in all our confusing emotions-we may know ourselves to be secure in the God who gives us hope.
Download or read book Life After Grief written by Casey Patricia Chaulk and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Reflections of a Grieving Spouse written by H. Norman Wright and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When author and counselor H. Norman Wright’s beloved wife, Joyce, passed away, he grieved the loss of his partner and the life they shared. Even in his state of sorrow, he knew he had to find a way to live without Joyce, to forge a hopeful path, and to move forward in God’s grace and strength. With vulnerability and emotional insight, Norm shares from his deeply personal journey and illuminates the way back to living when someone you love is gone. Readers who have lost their spouse will discover support and guidance as they work through anger, including anger at God, to ease toward God’s peace move away from denial and “what ifs” to move forward allow memories to provide comfort without getting stuck in the past create a healthy new, daily routine to care for themselves turn their new identity and life over to God’s leading and mercy This tender and inspirational book will help any reader who is grieving or who is walking alongside a grieving friend.
Download or read book Beyond Sorrow written by Herb Montgomery and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Grieving with Hope written by Samuel J. Hodges IV and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2011-11 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on the successful national recovery program GriefShare, grief experts offer practical direction and hope in the face of loss.
Download or read book Blessed Grieving written by Joan Guntzelman and published by Saint Mary's Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We have the option to say yes to the losses that life presents, to let go, and to move on. The sixteen reflections in this book assist readers in grieving life's losses.
