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Category Archives: Grief
GLEANINGS from Claudia: Refining
“Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” Psalm 139:23-24 At age 58 I have to confess that … Continue reading
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Tagged dross, furnace of affliction, grief, refiner, refining, sin, ten year old
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GLEANINGS from Claudia: Worry
“The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds … Continue reading
GLEANINGS from Claudia: Awakened by Sorrow
I sleep only to wake awash in tears Though night lives on Sorrow swells and I swim Sorrow is my atmosphere My dear friend whose brother died She fears him lost forever The father mother sister aunts and uncles Mourning … Continue reading
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Tagged death, grief, intercessory prayer, loss, murder, prayer, redemption, sorrow, waiting
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GLEANINGS from Claudia: Mother Love
“Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs.” Jonah 2:8 I’m in a book group and just finished the October book “The Great Divorce” by C.S. Lewis. The book was a fast read, but quite … Continue reading
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Tagged C.S. Lewis, choice, death of child, God's love, grief, heaven, hell, love
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GLEANINGS from Claudia: Dissonance
“I will turn their mourning into gladness; I will give them comfort and joy instead of sorrow.” Jeremiah 31:13 God is good. At the beginning of loss and in the midst of anguished grief and today in a possibly momentary … Continue reading
GLEANINGS from Claudia: Beauty from Stress
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1 I’m feeling a bit better again. What does that look like? I can go longer in a day without dissolving into tears. Every sight, … Continue reading
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Tagged a time for everything, God, grief, Jesus, seasons, stress, transcendent light, transformation, trust
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GLEANINGS from Claudia: Prioritizing Love
“Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him. Fear the LORD, you his saints, for those who fear him lack nothing. The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who … Continue reading
GLEANINGS from Claudia: A Gift
“Listen to me, O Jacob, Israel, whom I have called: I am he; I am the first and I am the last. My own hand laid the foundations of the earth, and my right hand spread out the heavens; when … Continue reading
GLEANINGS from Claudia: A Sister’s Support
“I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth. These are the things I will do; … Continue reading
GLEANINGS from Clauda: Grief Again
“I am confined and cannot escape; my eyes are dim with grief. I call to you, O LORD, every day; I spread out my hands to you.” Psalm 88:8-9 Five days until we end our ninth month since Becky died. … Continue reading
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Tagged deep grief, finding a way out, grief, grief again, missing Becky, selfish
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GLEANINGS from Claudia 