First, let me say that if you are reading this booklet/article because you have recently suffered a loss, I am truly sorry.

I pray that these suggestions will help you on your road back to recovery and wholeness. Grief is a powerful thing. It is also a wonderful blessing. I know the last thing you want to hear right now is how wonderful grief is, and that is okay. Yet grief is not our enemy! It is a way the Lord has provided for us to heal. Apostle Paul said "Do not mourn as those who has no hope," (I Thess. 4:13) but he did NOT say "don’t mourn!" Jesus said (Matt. 5:4) "Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted."

The ways that grief works in our lives do not make much sense to us—it does not seem logical at all. Nevertheless, it is. You may find yourself doing things that seem absolutely ridiculous and odd, yet your actions are perfectly logical in the context of grief. There are no rules in grief! No one person grieves exactly like another. Men and women grieve differently, also.

I am not going to go into a great overview of grief and all its forms here, I’ve written another book on that subject. However, this booklet/article will give you practical suggestions on ways to work through grief. It will give you specific things that you can do to start to feel better, and to move through grief in a healthy manner.