Grieving with Hope
Live long enough and grief will find you.
You lose something or someone, friendships end, betrayals and heartaches pile up, unexpected news hits like a rogue wave. Loss comes to us all. Whether the grief you’re experiencing is brand new or it’s been lingering for years, don’t go through it alone. Reach out to a friend, counselor, pastor, spouse, coach, parent.
I have found that the combination of reaching out to someone, clinging to God and his word, and reading the wise words of others have helped me in times of need.
Stay involved with God and with others.
The Lord is near to the brokenhearted
and saves the crushed in spirit.
PSALM 34:18
A Grief Disguised
Jerry Sittser
Lament for a Son
Nicholas Wolterstorff
One Thousand Gifts
Ann Voskamp
A Grief Observed
C.S. Lewis
Where is God When it Hurts?
Philip Yancey
Streams by the Desert
L.B. Cowman
Jesus Today: Experience Hope Through His Presence
Sarah Young
Getting to the Other Side of Grief
Zonnebelt-Smeenge and De Vries
Heaven
Randy Alcorn
Colors of Goodbye
September Vaudrey
Grieving a Suicide
Albert Hsu
Grieving the Loss of a Loved One
H. Norman Wright
What was Lost: A Christian Journey Through Miscarriage
Elise Erikson Barrett
Jesus Calling: Enjoying Peace in His Presence
Sarah Young
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
- Read a list of scriptures for navigating grief and loss
- If you’d like to talk or pray with a pastor at The Crossing, email pastors@thecrossing.church
- Contact the National Suicide Hotline at 1-800-273-8255 or visit suicidepreventionlifeline.org
