Allow Yourself to Grieve
Dave Gustavsen
Psalm 13
What we are experiencing right now is, in many ways, tragic. But the more I've thought about it, the more I have realized something: the way that we respond to this crisis could make the tragedy even worse. Here's what I mean: when this is all over, if we emerge from this unchanged-if we are exactly the same we were before-that would be a double tragedy.
So right now, there are things that you and I are supposed to be learning-life-defining lessons that we may not learn at any other time. So I've decided to devote these next six weeks to those Lockdown Lessons. And let me just give you a little preview: today's lesson is ''Allow Yourself to Grieve.'' Then, ''Learn to be Content,'' ''Make Peace in Your Home,'' ''Love your Neighbor,'' ''Lose Your Baggage,'' and ''Long for your True Home.'' Now, there may be additional things God wants to teach you-there probably are. But I really believe all of us need to learn these six.
So I just want to encourage you to do something: think for minute about who you will be after this lockdown is over. Do you ever do that-do you ever think about your post-quarantine self? Think about the person you could be. And think about this: if you're open to what God is up to in your life, the person who emerges from quarantine will be a better version of you: wiser; stronger; deeper roots in the love of God. I hope that's a really exciting thought. And that's where we're going these next six weeks.
So today we get to talk about grieving. Doesn't that sound fun?
We Americans are not know for our ability to grieve well. When somebody dies, we don't want to feel sad about their death; we want to have a celebration of life-it just seems much happier. But it goes beyond the way we do funerals. Deep in our culture, there's this value of optimism. Think about the advice we give each other: When life gives you lemons, make lemonade! Don't look at the glass as half-empty; it's hal ...
Dave Gustavsen
Psalm 13
What we are experiencing right now is, in many ways, tragic. But the more I've thought about it, the more I have realized something: the way that we respond to this crisis could make the tragedy even worse. Here's what I mean: when this is all over, if we emerge from this unchanged-if we are exactly the same we were before-that would be a double tragedy.
So right now, there are things that you and I are supposed to be learning-life-defining lessons that we may not learn at any other time. So I've decided to devote these next six weeks to those Lockdown Lessons. And let me just give you a little preview: today's lesson is ''Allow Yourself to Grieve.'' Then, ''Learn to be Content,'' ''Make Peace in Your Home,'' ''Love your Neighbor,'' ''Lose Your Baggage,'' and ''Long for your True Home.'' Now, there may be additional things God wants to teach you-there probably are. But I really believe all of us need to learn these six.
So I just want to encourage you to do something: think for minute about who you will be after this lockdown is over. Do you ever do that-do you ever think about your post-quarantine self? Think about the person you could be. And think about this: if you're open to what God is up to in your life, the person who emerges from quarantine will be a better version of you: wiser; stronger; deeper roots in the love of God. I hope that's a really exciting thought. And that's where we're going these next six weeks.
So today we get to talk about grieving. Doesn't that sound fun?
We Americans are not know for our ability to grieve well. When somebody dies, we don't want to feel sad about their death; we want to have a celebration of life-it just seems much happier. But it goes beyond the way we do funerals. Deep in our culture, there's this value of optimism. Think about the advice we give each other: When life gives you lemons, make lemonade! Don't look at the glass as half-empty; it's hal ...
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