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A Grief Received : What to Do When Loss Leaves You Empty-Handed /

Discover hope, comfort, transformation--the gifts given in grief. Too often, we think of loss like we might a broken bone. We leave the bone alone, protect it from bumps, and wait. We think eventually everything will go back to normal, the same as it always was. But losing a loved one is nothing lik...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gerhardt, J. L. (Jennifer L.) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2019
Colección:Living with hope (Fortress Press)
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Discover hope, comfort, transformation--the gifts given in grief. Too often, we think of loss like we might a broken bone. We leave the bone alone, protect it from bumps, and wait. We think eventually everything will go back to normal, the same as it always was. But losing a loved one is nothing like a broken arm. Loss is amputation, and the path to healing doesn't lead back to the same, only ahead to the different. A Grief Received offers a personal, authentic, and practical approach to weathering grief with hope. Writing with deep insight, JL Gerhardt draws on the loss of her younger brother when she was twenty-one, other personal experiences of grief, and her work in ministry alongside her husband, a minister and chaplain. Through nine practices grieving people can adopt to position themselves to receive the gifts of grief, Gerhardt provides touchstones readers will recognize and a path to personal transformation. Each chapter includes personal reflection questions and suggested resources. Gerhardt assumes the role of friend, partner, and speaker of sometimes-inconvenient but always-helpful truths. Readers will walk away comforted, directed, and inspired to seek God and God's shaping in their grief.
Notas:Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (160 pages).
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781506434209
Acceso:Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.