We will all lose someone we love. But will we allow ourselves to grieve healthily?

We can so easily stuff it all down and move forward, keep busy. Tell ourselves I have grieved enough or, worse, refuse to grieve.

Grief can mask itself in many forms: anger, frustration, depression, exhaustion, fear, irritability, or isolation.

The best way to grieve is to draw close to God and cry out to Him. Allow yourself to grieve. Take off the mask. Allow others to feel and talk about it with you.

John 16:22 says, “So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.”

When Jesus died on the cross, the apostles did not fully understand the separation, so they could not fully understand the joy of the coming reunion.

God gives us the grace to grieve and the hope that we will have joy again. it is okay to be vulnerable.

“Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” Psalm 91:1-2

Draw near to God, and He will provide the care you need.