Riding the Grief Train By Jan Warnereyeseepic@aol.comStop Thief: Don't Steal My Griefwww.griefspeaksout.com A little metaphor I wrote for a friend and wanted to share with all of you. When the grief train pulled into my station I got on and found a comfortable seat to snuggle into. I watched the world go by and was quite content in my unhappiness. Then I saw that other people were getting off the grief train. Some of them I never saw again and...
Reading Lamentations in Times of Grief By Rev John T. Schwiebert, ThMjohn@metanoiaumc.org Earlier this summer I suggested in this newsletter that persons who are grieving a significant loss might benefit from reading the Psalms in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. This is because the writer(s) of the Psalms know how to grieve honestly, without holding back feelings of anger, frustration, pain, and even honest doubts about the goodness of God. I would further like to suggest a similar benefit for grieving...
