The Watching Family

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"This is part of what a family is about, not just love. It's knowing that your family will be there watching out for you. Nothing else will give you that. Not money. Not fame. Not work."

Mitch Albom, Tuesdays with Morrie

The Passage of Grief

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"Grief never ends...but it changes. It's a passage, not a place to stay. Grief is not a sign of weakness, nor a lack of faith... It is the price of love."
Unknown Author

There are so many golden nuggets to be gleaned from this one quote.

• Grief is something we will all have to face at one time or another in our lives
• Grief is pretty much an ongoing 'emotional' aspect
• It changes us
• Most important - grief should never be a dwelling place, a place in life where we get stuck and where we end up moving in. It is a journey designed to change and empower but also teach us
• Grief should never be viewed as a weakness, frailty or disability
• Grief strengthens our faith in that we can be assured of our loved one being much better off if they had faith to believe God's Word for salvation
• Grief gives us a future hope of heaven

When God designed us, He also designed grief as part of the process we would go through to heal. Always remember - everyone grieves and mourns in their own unique way and there are no prescribed processes or ways of grieving.

Stay blessed.

Pr Paddick Van Zyl

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© Paddick Van Zyl - Laus Deo Ministries & Coram Deo Ministries

How Much love?

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“I am not sure exactly what heaven will be like, but I know that when we die and it comes time for God to judge us, he will not ask, 'How many good things have you done in your life?' rather he will ask, 'How much love did you put into what you did?”
― Mother Teresa