Grief
My first thoughts on today’s study was that grief is a fairly automatic reaction to loss – the way we express grief would vary according to our different personalities. Today, Selwyn looks at the issue of excessive grief – and provides advice on how to avoid it. This is a longish summary, of what he [...]
I liked this quote, used by Selwyn in today’s study on grief. “I was sitting torn by grief, when someone came and talked to me of God’s dealings, of why it happened, of hope beyond the grave. He talked constantly, he said things I knew were true. I was unmoved except to wish he’d go [...]
I agree with Selwyn, when he expresses in today’s study – that to provide comfort to a loved one, who is suffering, is to just – ‘be there’; and, at such time – words, are often useless noise. The verses selected by Selwyn, provide a good example, of friends – sharing grief [Job 2-11-13, NLT]: “When [...]
All of us – will suffer loss at some time during our lives – we, will undergo acute grief at those times when one of our family, or close friend - dies. In the darkest moments, especially if our loved one has suffered a lot before their death – we may ask God, in our heart; [...]
No denial in Jesus
In today’s study, Selwyn asks the question: ‘is Jesus able to sympathise with us when we experience grief?’ He uses John 11:17-44, to illustrate the fact that Jesus experienced the full range of emotions – just as we do! I like the New Living Translation, in the way it expresses Scripture in our language, for example – [...]
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