Expriencing Loss
Whether it is a loss of a job, friends, home, status, a loved one or a pet, all of us experience loss in one way or another, to one degree or another. Loss can make us bitter or better. Unfortunately, no one likes to talk about it very much. We seem to have an unspoken agreement with others not to talk about our losses. At times, we are not even aware of some of our losses because the effect of the loss is very minor. Other losses, however are felt very deeply and effect us for a lifetime. How we respond to a loss and how we allow those losses to affect us can make a difference for the rest of our lives.
Psalm 23 tells of God comforting those who walk through the “valley of the shadow of death.” During the darkest hours of mourning, God never abandons His people. Isaiah 53 describes the suffering of our Savior. He experienced loss and grief so that He could understand our humanity and die in our place. He was despised and rejected, “a Man of sorrows and aquainted with grief”… He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by his stripes we are healed” (Isaiah. 53:3,5)
In our times of sorrow, we can let Jesus hold us in His compassionate arms, knowing that He understands!
Isaiah 61:3 “To provide for those who grieve in Zion- to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garmet of praise instead of a spirit of despair.”
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