Cope With Grieving

I liken grieving to a dance. It is “a movement” not “a standing still”. You are moving with your feelings, your fears, your loved one who has gone. You are trying to release them…trying to find a new way to step without them.

It is important in this dance to let your grief lead you . It will show you the way to dance the dance without your loved one.

“How do I do this?” I hear you saying. I know I have said -”How do I do this?”- myself. We cannot know the next step until the next step presents itself. We can only be present to that part of the dance for that moment.

It is most comforting to me to think of the “Healer of My Soul” as leading my healing dance. I can then know with certainty that I will indeed dance my mourning dance and that it will move into a dance of living. When I trust this…my soul is comforted. I am not alone.

“Lo I am with you always,” Jesus says to us. Does this mean even now…when I feel so abandoned. When I feel so much grief I think my soul could burst. When the morning sun just reminds me of another day without my precious loved one. When the night time sky only reminds me of the one I go to sleep without.

Yes. This promise is especially for us during these times. Sometimes it is hard to imagine that this is true…that we haven’t just been left on this earth to suffer alone.

I am here to just remind you that although this may be how it feels. The reality is that we are never left alone by the “the great healer of our souls.”

We are loved deeply always…and I truly believe that we are loved to the very core of our pain even more when we are hurting.

Trust this. Look for places that you might notice “your great healer”. When it seems like none can be found…listen to these words..”Lo I Am With You Always.”

Peace and comfort to you in these painful moments and days.