Christmas
Grief Relief
Christmas can be especially painful for those grieving a loved one. In this episode, Sharon Betters shares honest journal entries from her first Christmas without Mark and the practical and spiritual “grief relief” moments that helped turn her heart toward Jesus. She offers meaningful ways you can support grieving friends and gentle encouragement for anyone longing for what once was during a season that’s supposed to feel joyful.
Please share with those who are grieving and those who love them.
Daily Treasure Devotions
Devotions Starts Sunday November 8th
Here are links to the grief relief resources shared in this week of devotions:
I invite everyone to listen to Preparing for Christmas in the Darkness of Grief, a conversation between Chuck and me.
Grief can be so debilitating that it blinds you to God's presence. Many who grieve struggle to face the sudden loss, much less embrace it and rest in it…
Dr. Chuck F. Betters preached this series Surprised by Suffering, shortly after Mark’s death. Perhaps these messages are designed to comfort and encourage you in your own grief journey.
Listen to the intimate interview with Chuck and Sharon Betters as they talk about the loss of their son, Mark.
We don’t know what we don’t know. My friend, Vaneetha Risner knows grief and shares how to help the hurting during the holidays.
Help & Hope stories of other who have face grief and share their journey to encourage you.
Christine describes this heartbreaking season but does not leave us in the dark. In this conversation with Sharon Betters, Christine transparently tells how depression strangled her and drove her to a point of hopelessness – and yet, the Lord did not abandon her…
Christine Chappell’s book…
When feelings of hopelessness, weariness, sadness, anger, anxiety, shame, and loneliness feel impossible to bear, it can seem like God is nowhere to be found. But there’s more to the story…
GRIEF SHARE:
Find comfort for the season with: Surviving the Holidays.
While this article is written for people coming alongside grieving people, Nancy Guthrie’s insights can help grieving people better understand conflicting emotions.
Whatever you're going through, whatever loss you're experiencing this holiday season, you don't have to fake it with anybody; you can just be and feel whatever it is you're feeling. Hopefully tonight you'll feel a little more strengthened to move through this holiday season…
No stranger to personal trials, in January of 2016, she faced an overwhelming obstacle, the death of her 30-year old son, Randy, to suicide, a tragedy that left her, as well as his grieving wife and two young sons, devastated…
Are you stuck in your grief journey? Consider counseling with a biblical counselor. Check out these biblical counseling services.
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