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Tag Archives: sorrow
In Praise of Worship
I have known many transcendent moments, experiences, and emotions but true, intimate, worship rises above all. Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetic Contemplations, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged company, dawn, friends, intimacy, joy, love, Music, pain, peace, sorrow
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In the Wake of Bitter News
Even in the aching numbness of loss, let us remember–and cherish–the amazing power of love. Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Death & Dying, Family, Poetic Contemplations, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged comfort, faith, grief, hope, loss, love, Melissa Rogers Paton, sorrow
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A Simple Sharing
We may be shaped by grief and sorrow, but we can choose the form of that shape; even in our pain we can gain greater caring for others and refuse to be defined by our scars. Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Living, Death & Dying, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged caring, consolation, empathy, grief, hope, sharing, sorrow, strength
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A Celebration of Sorrow
Regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, geography, politics, prosperity or the lack thereof, it hurts to lose a loved one and sympathy should transcend. Continue reading →
Posted in Death & Dying, Family, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged Binh Nguyen, funeral, Gaileen Nguyen, immigrants, passing, sharing sorrow, sorrow, Vietnamese
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A Tender Helplessness
When a loved one dies, it isn’t explanation and purpose that we want; what we really want is to have that person back. So what can we do? Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged comfort, loss, pain, purpose, sorrow, surviving, why?
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Filling the Empty Spaces
To celebrate our blessings even while acknowledging our sorrows and losses is a good and loving way of honoring all those that we love. Continue reading →
Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Family, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged celebration, empty chair, fruit salad, holidays, joy, loss, missing others, sorrow, Thanksgiving, traditions
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My First Poetry Book
I am happy to announce that after thirty years of serious writing, my first poetry book has been published. Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Prayer, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged Christian poetry, comfort, empathy, grief, heartache, hope, loss, Poetry, solace, sorrow
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Conflicted Lives
I have sometimes wondered what horrific anguish that must have been for Adam and Eve, to stand at the grave of their son and know that he died at his own brother’s hand. Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Family, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged Adam and Eve, Andrew Clary, Cain and Abel, forgiveness, funeral, healing, loss, moving on, murder, sorrow
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To Honor Those We Lose
Though none can know the pain
exactly as it feels to you,
they know keenly that you feel it
and the ache they share is true. Continue reading →
Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Family, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged Andrew Clary, grieving, honoring the dead, Kim Whitsell, loss, memory, sorrow
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A Sharing of Grief
In the aftermath of our greatest tragedies, it is not explanation that is most needed; it is the expression of love in comfort and sharing. Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Family, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged Amanda Simpson, comfort, Daron Simpson, Drakesboro Church of Christ, Faucett MO, funeral, grief, Holy Spirit, loss, murder, shooting, sorrow
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Reflections by Doc Arnett 