Tiny Grief Notes

TOPIC : THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD. The Lord God is the Good Shepherd who is with us in the darkest valley. VERSES: Psalm 23:1-6 TAKEAWAY:  The Lord is my shepherd is a powerful description of our loving God, who is a kind shepherd who directs His wandering sheep who lose their way, and we can especially lose our way in the face of death. The podcast host shares how the Lord showed up in the presence...

TOPIC 5: SEASONS of LIFE and GRIEF. Tiny Grief Notes shares the value of understanding that in life and in grief, there are ordained seasons. VERSES: Genesis 8:22, Ecclesiastes 11 TAKEAWAY: As seasons of life cannot be compared, each has its own good and even not-so-good points, so too grief can't be compared. But we can recognize that grief will be for all of us at some point, a season of ou...

TOPIC: GRIEF IS ITS OWN LANGUAGE. Tiny Grief Notes emphasizes the importance of recognizing that grief is a language we do not fully understand until we experience it. VERSE: Proverbs 14:10 TAKEAWAY:   Scripture says about bitterness and joy that a stranger can’t " intermeddle,” meaning that they can't understand (Proverbs 14:10). Though others may mean well to comfort you, they will not...

TOPIC 4: STAGES of GRIEF . Tiny Grief Notes shares the value of understanding that, as in life, grief goes through stages. VERSE: Ecclesiastes 3:10 TAKEAWAY: The Stages of Grief is a model for understanding common experiences of grief. Though it does not apply to all who are grieving, this model helps us understand common responses to loss. The five stages encompass denial, anger, bargaining, depr...

TOPIC: GRIEF CAN'T BE COMPARED. Tiny Grief Notes shares the importance of remembering in our grief; we grieve similarly but uniquely. VERSE: 2 Corinthians 10:12b TAKEAWAY: Do not compare your grief with another person’s . Scripture tells us, "But they, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise" ( I Cor. 12). As unique as a fingerprin...

TOPIC: LOVE IS THE GREATEST and THE HARDEST: Why do we grieve? Tiny Grief Notes shares the importance of remembering that in our grief, we grieve because we love. VERSES: I Corinthians 13:1-13 TAKEAWAY: Love is the greatest and brings the hardest grief. Though we grieve because of love, we do not want a life without love. 1 Corinthians 13, called the Love Chapter, reminds us that we see now as in...