Our Faith Can Sustain Us.It is not unusual for our emotions of grief to extend into our relationship with God. In the pain and loneliness inherent in our loss, it may seem that God is far away. Past comforting and faith-filled feelings give way to the bereft emotions of emptiness, anxiety, and sadness. We have to go into the emptiness with bare faith, simply hanging on and trusting that the promises of God are true and enduring: When you pass through the waters I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not burn... because you are precious in my sight... and I love you. (Is43:2-5) Faith does not take the pain of loss away or diminish our grief but it does help us to live with the difficult emotional process as we move slowly toward healing. Faith encourages us to trust that we are held in divine care during our time of loss. Faith kindles our waning hope and assures us that God will never abandon us. Faith continually invites us to trust that God is close, surrounding us with immense compassion even though our human emotions of grief are such that we cannot sense this abiding presence embracing us with love.
Posted on: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 04:15:24 +0000
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