How do you envision Jesus spending this day? What are you grieving this Eastertide? Prayer Waiting is never easy. Grieving is near impossible. Show us the way as someone who knows. You waited in the garden. You grieved for your friends. May we take up our cross with courage and walk. ...
and they come, and they go. It is their nature. Sometimes, though, we get stuck in our feelings, and that is a dangerous place to stay. I am learning the art of feeling my feelings, grieving what I
I’m not sure anyone has mapped the exact latitude and longitude where one becomes the other, but I know it’s there, somewhere in the netherlands of grieving. I know there is a place where the waters mingle, and you’re not sure which is which. Usually the current is strong there, ...
I’m still unpacking all the unhealthy and unhelpful messages about sex (it’s bad and dangerous if you’re not married to another Christian, and then sex is automatically good and easy after you marry a Christian) and aging and menopause aren’t helping. Lubricants are helping. (Again, no...
When you’ve lost a sense of who you are, it’s similar to the grieving process when you lose a loved one. The first stage of grief is denial, the stage most stay in their entire lives. Then there is anger and frustration, when you start to recognize that you are just going through...
Grief and loss can cause serious disruptions in your life as you try to navigate moving forward after the loss of a job, a divorce, or the death of a loved one. A psychologist can help you find healthy strategies for processing the challenging thoughts and feelings the grieving process can...
While this may seem counterproductive, grieving in this context is the first step toward attaining complete healing. Christiana Njoku, a Licensed Professional Counselor and Relationship Coach, explains it this way, Yes, it can be painful and daunting when someone you love leaves you, but for your...
If so, you might enjoy this elegantly written novel, in which a mother grieving the loss of her teenage daughter becomes enthralled by a young stranger who shows up at her door. If you’ve ever listened to Gluck’s Orfeo (in one of the novel’s key scenes, two of the main characters...
What are you grieving this Eastertide? Prayer Waiting is never easy. Grieving is near impossible. Show us the way as someone who knows. You waited in the garden. You grieved for your friends. May we take up our cross with courage and walk. Amen. ...