Beautiful and profound as always Erin! God has given you such a gift of of expressing your thoughts . You are such a blessing to all who know you and read your words! I know God will continue to walk with you through your grief!
You describe grief so well. I am also thankful for your honesty. I am sorry for your loss. I too sometimes question why life has to be so hard. Thank you for the reminder to just put it in God's hands. Love you friend!
Grief and loss seem to be a regular part of life as we walk with Jesus--I wish that were not so. And you're right--the pain and sadness need to be given to Jesus, over and over again. Thank you for sharing your reflections here, Erin, and the honest words:
"He may have to pry open my hands, fingers clasped in sorrow and anger, but slowly, ever so slowly, I am learning to hand the burden to Him. I keep taking it back, and He keeps reminding me to release it yet again."
My heart hurts for you, Erin. This was such a beautiful story of friendship, and I understand how it feels like to much to hold. I pray you have comfort.
Oh Erin, I can't imagine what you must be feeling. I'm so sorry. Bethany sounds like a wonderful friend. Thank you for sharing this from the midst of your grief. I think this line sums it up perfectly: "I don’t know what to do with my anger at God except to tell Him about it." I'm praying He fills you with peace as you keep looking towards Him and your "brighter days". Sending hugs. 🤍
I’m so very sorry for the loss of your dear friend. I hope you continue in the belief that God is holding you and will help you through this hard time. I’m glad you shared this story. What a blessing friends like Bethany are!
I'm so sorry for your loss. What a beautiful tribute you've written in memory of Bethany. I'll be praying for her family and friends. Thank you for sharing a little of her life with us, Erin.
Beautiful and profound as always Erin! God has given you such a gift of of expressing your thoughts . You are such a blessing to all who know you and read your words! I know God will continue to walk with you through your grief!
Thank you, Wendy.
Bethany told me a couple of times how much she loved and appreciated your writing. 🧡 She really was an exceptionally excellent friend.
Thank you for telling me this. She would always reply to all of my newsletters with encouragement. She really was so special.
You describe grief so well. I am also thankful for your honesty. I am sorry for your loss. I too sometimes question why life has to be so hard. Thank you for the reminder to just put it in God's hands. Love you friend!
Grief and loss seem to be a regular part of life as we walk with Jesus--I wish that were not so. And you're right--the pain and sadness need to be given to Jesus, over and over again. Thank you for sharing your reflections here, Erin, and the honest words:
"He may have to pry open my hands, fingers clasped in sorrow and anger, but slowly, ever so slowly, I am learning to hand the burden to Him. I keep taking it back, and He keeps reminding me to release it yet again."
Wow this was beautiful and also so sad. What a friendship and what grief as well. Thank you for letting us read this story 💛
Oh Erin. I just cried reading this. What a beautiful friend. I’m so grateful you had her and I’m so sorry for your loss.
My heart hurts for you, Erin. This was such a beautiful story of friendship, and I understand how it feels like to much to hold. I pray you have comfort.
Oh Erin, I can't imagine what you must be feeling. I'm so sorry. Bethany sounds like a wonderful friend. Thank you for sharing this from the midst of your grief. I think this line sums it up perfectly: "I don’t know what to do with my anger at God except to tell Him about it." I'm praying He fills you with peace as you keep looking towards Him and your "brighter days". Sending hugs. 🤍
I’m so very sorry for the loss of your dear friend. I hope you continue in the belief that God is holding you and will help you through this hard time. I’m glad you shared this story. What a blessing friends like Bethany are!
I'm so sorry for your loss. What a beautiful tribute you've written in memory of Bethany. I'll be praying for her family and friends. Thank you for sharing a little of her life with us, Erin.