When you lose someone special, your world can lack its celebratory qualities. Holidays magnify that loss. The sadness deepens and the loneliness can feel isolating. The need for support may be the greatest during the holidays.
Pretending you don’t hurt and/or it isn’t a harder time of the year is just not the truth for you. But you can – and will – get through the holidays. Rather than avoiding the feelings of grief, lean into them. It is not the grief you want to avoid, it is the pain.
No one can take that pain away, but grief is not just pain, grief is love.
Remember…Be sensitive to those around you that are experiencing grief. Reach out to them, show them that you care and be in prayer for them.
