"Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak knits up the o-er wrought heart and bids it break."
-William Shakespeare, Macbeth
It's been a little over six months. I find the hardest part of grieving is the moments it unexpectedly overtakes you. Some moments I expect and are recurring so I continue to expect the sting. The ones that pierce the most are the ones that come out of nowhere or are the overflow of sharing the grief with my daughter. The grief is double edged sharing an intimate sorrow with her. I hurt for her and wonder if I did right including her.
Though this sorrow is not the first for me it has been the deepest cutting.
For anyone else grieving I hope that you know you are not alone. In the words of Helen Keller,
" We bereaved are not alone. We belong to the largest company in all the world- the company of those who have known suffering."
Dear, Friend- “Giving words to our sorrow” is such a good point. I remember needing to speak about my grief when my father passed- not just feel it. I truly believe this helped me give my sorrow to the Lord - where the physical action of speaking made it easier to release all of those pent up emotions. What a blessing the Lord has given in the body of Christ to be able to share our grief in spoken word. Thank you for helping me remember this truth and being a friend and sister-in-Christ with whom I feel I can always give words to my sorrow.
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