We grieve many things in life. We lose dreams, jobs, friendships, church community. We grieve sin and its effects on this world, how our own sin can cause even deeper loss in our relationships. We mourn for those impacted by injustice and cruelty. We grieve when our health fails, or our hopes are dashed. We will lose dear ones to death. Not one of us will escape the reality of grief in our lifetime. Proverbs 14:13 describes grief as the end of joy. Another author writes, comparing grief to Godzilla, “Grief arrives unbidden, stays as long as it will, lumbers through uncaring, leaves on a whim. It offers no pact or truce” (David Bannon, “As Grief Metaphors Go, Godzilla Is Better than Most,” Christ and Pop Culture, July 8, 2024, https://christandpopculture.com/grief-metaphors-godzilla-better-than-most/). Like Godzilla, it’s difficult to know when grief will awaken, if you’ll be caught in its path, or if it will take you out completely. What kinds of loss have been especially impactful to your life and faith?
