You Cannot Outrun Grief

Running from grief, escaping by “keeping busy”, burying yourself in work or any form of “not thinking about it”, will catch up with you later and hit harder than before. Facing grief and going “through” it is the easy way in the long run.

Men and women grieve differently, so it is wise to be involved in a grief share group. If it is not understood that there are differences in the way we grieve, partners can be hurt when they feel others don’t seem to be grieving at all; especially with the loss of a child. Each parent can have expectations how the other should be grieving and then feel hurt and abandoned.

Facing grief may look like this; running to run to a public bathroom quickly when the tears come instead of bottling it up inside. It could mean breaking down in front of your children to give them permission to grieve their loss. Or it could be that you need to give yourself permission to grieve.

“Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.”

I Peter 5:7  NKJV