Life's Lessons
Day 268
One important part of healthy grieving is to learn life's lessons through your loss. Webster's Dictionary defines learn as "to get knowledge of or skill in by study, experience, etc."
You have certainly had an experience; now step back and study it for a moment.
What have you come to understand about yourself and others? What knowledge have you gained? Some examples might be compassion, kindness, sympathy, or mercy. Practical applications might include knowing how to provide assistance to others in grief knowing what to say and what not to say to them.
Dr. Robert Abarno says, "It puts you in a qualified position to relate to the person who is suffering. It's not as though you are telling someone something that you've not experienced. It's a great opportunity."
Now that you have the qualifications, you can effectively help others. Remember, this step is part of your grieving process.
"Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God" (2 Corinthians 1:2-4).
Lord Jesus, reveal to me what I have learned through this experience and give me an opportunity to use it. Amen.
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