Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Re: Grief and Loss of Loved One

Elizabeth Edwards shares this thought about the death of her son in her book, Saving Graces.(p.116)

 What we all had to face was not something present
  [like our grief or decisions we had to make]
  but something absent.
 And although anyone could escape something's presence,
  there was, we each discovered, no way to escape the absence.

Think about someone you know suffering the loss of a loved one and say a prayer that they will discover the hope of God, the only One who can fill a void.

Why? Because He too suffered loss and promised life eternal for all who accept Him as their Savior.

Those of you who know me, know that my extended family member recently lost a mother and fourteen year old in a car accident.

Lifeline prayer: Dear Lord, help us to hope in You
 knowing You care and share in the sorrow we bear.

What are some ways God gives hope?