Christ Works Learning Series
Walking Through Grief
Four recorded sessions on facing loss honestly, praying the language of lament, walking alongside grieving friends, and holding on to a hope that survives the worst year of your life.
Rachel Kim · 4 lessons · 1 hr 34 min · Recorded meeting series · Encounter the Cross
Lesson 1 of 4 · 23 min
What do I do with my grief?
Permission to grieve honestly instead of rushing to be fine.
Background for this lesson
Grief is frequently hurried, mostly by the people around it. Within weeks a grieving person learns which answers keep a conversation short, and begins giving those answers instead of true ones.
Scripture does not hurry grief. Jesus wept at a grave he was about to open, which means sorrow is not a lack of faith and comfort is not the same as speed. There is a time to mourn, and it is longer than most schedules allow.
This first lesson gives grief its proper room: what you have lost, what changed, and what you have not been allowed to say.
Passages in this lesson
Tap a passage to read it in full, with the rest of the chapter.
Questions to think through
- 1What have you not been able to say out loud yet?
- 2Who lets you be honest about how you are actually doing?
- 3What answer do you give people that is not quite true?
Your notes
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