Grief = the PAIN that accompanies LOSS

The truth about grief:
- All LOSSES invoke GRIEF
- We don’t always ATTEND to grief well
- Bigger the LOSS = BIGGER the grief
- There is NO SHORTCUT to grief
- The “grief path” is not STRAIGHT
- Each PERSON and every grief is UNIQUE

Real talk: Grief is a GIFT:

When we ATTEND to it, we move to HEALTH.

If we don’t, we DAMAGE ourselves and OTHERS.

Compound grief: experiencing MULTIPLE losses in CLOSE proximity

Three unhealthy responses to grief:
- ISOLATION
- AVOID or IGNORE God’s voice
- Get STUCK in ANGER

Three healthy ways to attend to grief:

1. FEEL your FEELINGS

2. LEAN into GOD

3. WALK through grief in COMMUNITY

How to be KIND to the grieving:

Be PRESENT

How to be KIND to the grieving:

Be PRESENT
Love by LISTENING

How to be KIND to the grieving:

Be PRESENT
Love by LISTENING
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God’s gift of grief is a path we walk best together.