Category: Grief
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For fear and pain, We lament. For people unjustly incarcerated, We lament. For bullets through a car, We lament. For pepper spray and chemicals, We lament. For justice-seekers silenced, We lament. For children crying for daddies, We lament. For rule-followers punished, We lament. For families torn apart, We lament. For immigrants treated with hatred, We…
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My love for you never fades, and so my grief never ends. Like ebbs of the sea, it washes over me. The salt of my tears mingling with the salt in the air. I could live a thousand more lifetimes and still feel this way. Without you here something is missing. The days move on…
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“When they all had enough to eat, He said to His disciples, ‘Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted.’ So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barely loaves left over by those who had eaten.”John 6:12-13 (the feeding of the five thousand) Over the…
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Through the tears and the sorrow we remember the life that was lived.Through the pain and the heartache we’re reminded of the hurt, we’re reminded of the loss we feel. The tears we shed today as we grieve are not enjoyable but they move us forward in acknowledging that we’re hurting We’ve come together to…
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In the midst of tragedy, it can be hard to see how anything about your dark situation could be good. A little over a year ago, I lost my only sibling, Tony, suddenly, unexpectedly, and tragically. My whole world seemed to fall apart in an instant. I wondered how I was supposed to carry on.…
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Beautiful soul, I’m so glad for dinner Our chat at Applebees Back in November Beautiful soul, it seems so unfair One day you were here, Now, you’re not there Beautiful soul, you taught me so much How to handle a classroom Write lessons and such Beautiful soul, thanks for your love Your generosity and kindness…
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Sharing one’s story can be very difficult. It can be painful. It makes a person feel vulnerable. The beautiful exchange comes though when God is glorified and others are edified.Pain is the universal language of the human race. It is inevitable to our life experience, and we all have it. “When it rains, it pours”,…
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