Pastor’s Corner – Sunday, Mar 8
Lessons from Loss
Mourning my son’s death has taught me to turn toward the pain. I want to turn away. I want to get busy and think about other things. I want to go back to the way things were before.
Avoidance does not help. I know because I have tried. The only way to get to a place of acceptance and wellbeing with heartbreaking loss, is to go through the pain, to experience it. This takes help, time, perseverance, and patience. It is too much to do on our own.
How thankful I am to trust the Risen One, to have a loving spouse and family, a few longtime friends who understand, a caring church family, and the advice of health and wellness professionals. I am taking steps forward and sometimes backward on this journey of grief. I will get there, and you will too in your losses. Turn toward the pain and get help to move through it.
Be encouraged along this difficult journey, for we grieve as those who have hope (I Thessalonians 4:13).
Yours in Christ,
Marc
