25 “For [j]what I fear comes upon me,And what I dread befalls me.26 “I am not at ease, nor am I quiet,And I am not at rest, but turmoil comes.”(Job 3:25-26) (TRIGGER WARNING) TRAUMATIC LOSS: “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?” Traumatic grief /bereavement is defined as when there is a death […]
The Practice of Grief
One of my jobs right now is as Associate Chaplain for Christian and Interfaith Life at Carleton College. Carleton is a small liberal arts college with about 2000 students. This term, I was asked to convene some sort of grief group, as an alternate or addition to the closed clinical groups offered by the student […]
A Season of Lament
Reprinted here from Rachael’s Blog, “Write out of Left Field.” There is so little room for grief in western society, yet it is not something anyone can avoid. Today grief sits heavily on my heart. I’m returning home from a trip to my childhood home for the Celebration of Life for the woman who was […]