Posts with the tag “grief”

"Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” - Galatians 6:2Life is filled with burdens. They come in many forms—the weight of grief, the stress of a financial crisis, the pain of a chronic illness, or the loneliness of a difficult season. While some burdens are ours to carry alone, God designed us for community. He never intended for us to navigate our heavies...  Read More

“In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, ‘Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen!’” - Luke 24:5-6The sun rises on resurrection day and history splits wide open. The graveyard becomes a garden. Those who came to mourn find themselves swept up in a miracle—the world’s first Easter dawn. The phrase “He is not ...  Read More

Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb. - John 20:1Before anything miraculous happened after Jesus’ death, there was waiting.Jesus had been crucified, buried, and sealed inside a tomb. Mary had watched everything unfold. She had followed closely, loved deeply, and now she believed the story had ended. Scripture tells us that after the burial, t...  Read More

Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you crying? Who is it that you are seeking?” Supposing he was the gardener, she replied, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will take him away.” - John 20:15When Mary saw Jesus standing in front of her, she assumed He was the gardener. That detail is easy to overlook, but it is incredibly revealing.Grief narrows perspective....  Read More

Having said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know it was Jesus. “Woman,” Jesus said to her, “why are you crying? Who is it that you’re seeking?” – John 20:14-15Mary was seeking Jesus, but she was seeking Him through sorrow. She saw a man standing nearby and assumed He was the gardener. Her assumption makes sense. Resurrection was not on her radar. Grief shaped ...  Read More

But Mary stood outside the tomb, crying. As she was crying, she stooped to look into the tomb. She saw two angels in white sitting where Jesus’s body had been lying, one at the head and the other at the feet. They said to her, “Woman, why are you crying?” “Because they’ve taken away my Lord,” she told them, “and I don’t know where they’ve put him.” – John 20:11-13The story of the resurrection begi...  Read More

“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” – Psalm 34:18 If you are a believer (or even if you are not) at some point, you will find yourself asking the age-old question: Why would a good God allow evil and suffering? The world we inhabit is marred by abuse, racism, wars, and various forms of injustice. Daily, we bear witness to the harsh reali...  Read More

In deep grief, Job worshiped instead of blaming God. Discover a faith that holds even when everything falls apart.  Read More

How we come to God matters. Discover what Jesus' posture in Gethsemane teaches us about honest prayer.  Read More