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GLEANINGS from Claudia: Grief – The Psalms Life

“How long, O LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and every day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph … Continue reading

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Grief – Jesus Chose Death

“Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer, and though the LORD makes his life a guilt offering, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the LORD will … Continue reading

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Grief – Our God Knows Grief

“At the sixth hour darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?”-which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” … Continue reading

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Grief – On Display for His Glory

“For it seems to me that God has put us apostles on display at the end of the procession, like men condemned to die in the arena. We have been made a spectacle to the whole universe, to angels as … Continue reading

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Grief – Tearing Down Idols

Vacation seemed to grant me breathing-space. I suppose because I was in a different place surrounded by different things, I had times of not thinking about Becky. There were hours, even days, of not feeling that deep sadness or the … Continue reading

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Grief – A Birth?

We’ve recently returned from a 2 week vacation in warmer climes. We left knowing a dear friend had been given months to live after a protracted fight with bone cancer. We expected to come home to spend some more time … Continue reading

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Grief – Death is Center Stage

Death has taken center stage in my life. It is as if death owns me, governs my every move. Ambition is gone and goal-setting a thing of the past. Most of the time I haven’t the energy to do much … Continue reading

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Grief – Death Our Enemy

“He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.” Ecclesiastes 3:11-12 I’ve considered death in the past and, when … Continue reading

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Grief – Death Does Not Define Us

In the wake of Becky’s death I’ve come to understand how defining death is. Three little words say so much about Becky now – “Becky is dead.” I think about introducing myself to a new person and I find myself … Continue reading

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