grief
The New Character of Grief
When Lorelle and I first wrote this grief devotional, Mourning Glory, the world of grief, as well as the world at large, seemed much smaller. We had not been through 9/11, the war in Iraq or Afghanistan the tsunami in Asia or Hurricane Katrina. Mourning was that small, black blob within us, the ashes in [...]
Why Do We Experience Grief?
Everyone is familiar with feelings of grief. These feelings range from mild, momentary unhappiness to feelings of intense and acute emotional suffering that take a long time to heal. These feelings can be caused by disappointment, discouragement, frustration, trouble, difficulty, a sense of futility, deep regret or some specific loss, disaster, misfortune, accident, or mishap. [...]
Mourning – The Expression of Grief
According to Webster’s New World Dictionary grief is defined as “intense emotional suffering caused by loss, disaster, misfortune, etc.; acute sorrow; deep sadness.” Mourning is the expression of grief. We usually think of grief as affecting our feelings and emotions, but it really affects every part of us. We may feel things such as shock, [...]
The Stages of Grief
Elizabeth Kubler Ross wrote about the five stages of catastrophic loss in her book,” On Death and Dying”. While she was speaking to the terminally ill patient, most people have found that the stages she defines work as well for almost any kind of grief. While people argue as to whether these stages are really [...]