Grieving during the Holidays

It’s hard to know what to say to a person that’s grieving. I am an empath so, I normally know just what to say when people need to hear it. I always long to have the perfect words for bereaved families because I take on emotions of others so deeply. Instead of taking on the huge task of comforting people with words from my limited understanding, God gave me amazing clarity on a familiar scripture often used to close out worship services.

2 Corinthians 13:14 “Now may the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the sweet communion of the Holy Spirit, rest, rule, and abide now, henceforth and forevermore. Amen.”

What is communion?

It’s the sharing or exchanging of intimate thoughts and feelings, especially when the exchange is on a mental or spiritual level.

How much easier would it be to endure grief if we surrendered our emotions to be in alignment with Holy Spirit? The sweet communion is a description of what is available to you if you give your pain to God.

God says in his word, “that his yoke is easy and his burden is light.” A yoke doesn’t mean the absence of work; it is the divine help of God as you pull through in the process. Don’t be afraid to seek grief counseling or allow yourself to even just feel your emotions. Healing is WORK but, I encourage you to not run from it. There’s freedom in it and peace on the other side of the process.

A popular song says “I read in your love letter that it’s gonna get better” this is very true, however you have to be still and let God give you revelation as you spend time in his word. It’s better to spend 30 mins thinking about one scripture than to spend 30 mins reading several of them.

This holiday season think about 2 Corinthians 13:14, believe the promise that it is. Enjoy your family and all the memories you have, cry if you need to and, open your heart to the unfailing love of Christ.

“Now may the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the sweet communion of the Holy Spirit, rest, rule, and abide now, henceforth and forevermore. Amen.”

Happy Holidays!

-Nicole Perkins