Grief is not a failure or a sign of weakness; it is the most natural and necessary response to loss. When we experience the death of a loved one or endure the breaking of an intimate relationship, our pain is truly an echo of our love. Far from being mere gloom or sadness, this sorrow becomes a holy sorrow when strengthened by Christian hope. This hope is far more than simple optimism or wishful thinking; it is an openness to grace – a divine power to move us from the emptiness of loss toward the fullness of the life we are still called to live.
If unchecked, however, grief can become destructive, leading
to an attachment to the pain that chains us to the past. Even if the loss stems
from a painful opportunity missed, a personal mistake, or a wrong choice, the
ultimate focus must remain the life expected, not what was lost. Let us take
courage to acknowledge the loss and, with what is gone, undergo a graceful
death in the spirit, so that we may be truly free to enter into a greater
measure of life.
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