Grieving the death of a loved one cannot be done alone. God is with you always, and He has prepared people to come alongside you.
There is a deep silence that comes with losing the one you love. It doesn’t matter if you are standing in the middle of a crowded room, you will still notice it. It’s the quiet that comes when you don’t have that familiar voice whispering in your ear, ‘I love you’. It’s the missing of shared experiences; the marking of important days and anniversaries alone; and the absence of your person breathing next to you as you go to sleep at night.
It’s been said that ‘lonely’ is not a powerful enough word to describe widowhood. I agree.
Our feelings of loneliness are very real, however, they cannot always be trusted. God’s word is where we must place our trust. Loneliness can actually lead us to a deeper knowledge of God’s love for us. When we sit with loneliness and allow it to do its redemptive work by embracing it, it can be a powerful teacher. When we face something, it no longer has power over us because we brought it into the light, and perhaps the sorrow of loneliness, will begin to grow fruit.
