Your Journey Through GriefSample

DAY THREE: Taking Jesus With You

God does not rain down healing or comfort from “on high.” Instead, He comes to be with us. 

A friend experienced the death of her husband about three years before my husband Al passed away. When she learned of my grief, she wrote me a surprisingly short note: “Nobody but Jesus can help you now.” It was perhaps the kindest thing she could have said. 

While it’s vital that you reach out and accept support from others on your journey through grief, pain is perhaps the loneliest thing in the world. No human being can fully “go there” with you. 

But Jesus can. He’s the only One who truly can. And He wants to.

While here on earth, Jesus wept with those who mourned, such as Mary and Martha, whose brother Lazarus had died. 

Jesus is not simply up in heaven doing other important business in the universe; YOU are His business. And through His Holy Spirit He is right there with you this very minute. 

You may not always feel Him with you. Grief can cloud your ability to sense His presence just like the clouds obscure your view of the sun. But He is still there. 

In your darkest moments, simply pause and invite Him to be with you right then.