Holley Gerth: Why Grief Is a Sacred Emotion Too

"It is healthy and holy for joy and grief to coexist. It is essential, not sinful, for us to feel sad sometimes.

It is necessary, not a lack of faith, for us to mourn what or who we’ve lost.

It is healthy, not harmful, for us to shed tears as we figure out a new normal we never wanted.
 
 Just because the sun goes behind a cloud doesn’t mean it isn’t still there. Just because our joy can’t be felt for a while, doesn’t mean it isn’t still there. We are not in trouble with God for not being able to force ourselves to be happy all the time. We are human and we are healing -- this is hard and holy work."

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