25 “For [j]what I fear comes upon me,And what I dread befalls me.26 “I am not at ease, nor am I quiet,And I am not at rest, but turmoil comes.”(Job 3:25-26) (TRIGGER WARNING) TRAUMATIC LOSS: “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?” Traumatic grief /bereavement is defined as when there is a death […]
The Practice of Grief
One of my jobs right now is as Associate Chaplain for Christian and Interfaith Life at Carleton College. Carleton is a small liberal arts college with about 2000 students. This term, I was asked to convene some sort of grief group, as an alternate or addition to the closed clinical groups offered by the student […]
A Season of Lament
Reprinted here from Rachael’s Blog, “Write out of Left Field.” There is so little room for grief in western society, yet it is not something anyone can avoid. Today grief sits heavily on my heart. I’m returning home from a trip to my childhood home for the Celebration of Life for the woman who was […]
Summer Winds
Three weeks ago, much of the country was celebrating Labor Day, a time to rest from our toils and enjoy the company of family and friends. In Miami where I live, most of us were on edge, wondering if Hurricane Dorian would finally make the promised turn North, before hitting our shores. It was a […]
Finding Hope in the Aftermath…Again
“White supremacy is not a mental illness. This week alone, 34 people are dead, and 67 more are wounded because white men full of hatred shot up innocent people in public places. We live in a country where the government sanctions mass shootings by refusing to limit access to guns and blaming mental illness when […]