Mourners are plagued with questions after the death of a loved one. How can I live without this person? How long will the painful emotions of grief last? Do I have the ability to endure grief for as long as it may last? Will I ever be happy or experience peace again?
Mourners need two things to help them survive the grief process, especially the overwhelming, all-consuming experience of early grief when the loss is still fresh. First, they need to feel that there is hope that life and their grief experience will not always be like it is right now. There will come a future time when the grey clouds of grief hanging over the mourner part and the sunshine of peace and joy shines into their soul. Whether you believe this or not, this moment comes for every mourner as they progress in their grief experience. Time doesn’t…
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