GRIEF WALK IBD

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A loved one dies. Your world is upended. The emotional pain can be intense.Your heart begins asking questions. 'Am I going crazy? Am I going to make it? Where is God in all this?'Many of the people around you donâÇÖt know what to say or do. They utter cliches and platitudes.'ItâÇÖs okay. YouâÇÖre strong. YouâÇÖll get through this.'áYou need something more than this - far more.You need to know that itâÇÖs okay to hurt, to be sad, and to grieve.ááYou need to know that youâÇÖre not crazy and that your grief is 'normal.'áYou need to know that youâÇÖre not alone in this.ááYou need to know that you will get through this, even though you will not be the same person you were before.ááAnd most of all, you need the comfort of GodâÇÖs presence. You need to experience his compassion and love. You need to know he is walking with you in your pain and grief.ááAnd thatâÇÖs what Grief Walk is all about.ááMultiple award-winning author, speaker, hospice chaplain, and grief specialist Gary Roe has become a trusted voice in grief recovery who has been bringing comfort, hope, and encouragement to wounded hearts for more than three decades. A former missionary and pastor, Gary knows the spiritual questions that tug at your heart during this time of loss.áLoss invaded GaryâÇÖs life early. His childhood was riddled with sexual abuse, bullying, disappointments, failures, deaths, estrangements, and divorce. He grew up feeling damaged, sad, and lonely. He was functionally orphaned by the time he was 15.Gary wondered if he was going to make it.áHe said to himself, 'If this is what life is like, I must find a way to handle the hits that come. Then, I must find a way to use the pain for good, or else what is this all for? God, only you can do this. If you donâÇÖt, IâÇÖm history.'The losses kept coming. Some were deep and even debilitating. Over time, they piled up and threatened to crush GaryâÇÖs heart.áá'Even in my darkest moments, God was there, embracing me in my pain and whispering to my wounded heart. He kept me alive. He has led me through the valley of the shadow of death many times. He continues to bring healing to my injured soul, though never quite in the way I ask for or anticipate. And, true to his loving nature, he continues to take my losses and use them for good, in my life and in the lives of those around me.'áGod meets us in our pain and embraces us. He journeys with us through the emotional upheaval, mental confusion, physical distress, spiritual questioning, and relational changes. Jesus has personally experienced more pain, suffering, and grief than we can fathom. He knows. He gets it. He is the best grief companion imaginable.áHe walks with us in our stuff. ThatâÇÖs what Grief Walk is all about.ááGrief Walk is designed to be read one chapter a day. Consider it a grief devotional. Take your time. Open your heart. Be honest about your thoughts and emotions. Allow Jesus to meet you in each dayâÇÖs reading.ááGod is with you in your pain and grief. He loves yo