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Beyond the Darkness with CLARISSA MOLL.
Today is a golden moment I hope you don’t pass up. I had the amazing privilege to interview an expert in Christian grief and loss, one who is eager and ready to help us all.
Join us today by clicking the podcast episode image, as author/speaker Clarissa Moll takes us Beyond the Darkness.
The Good Old Days?
Never in my wildest dreams did I think I’d catch myself saying the phrase—at least not yet in life. It’s something that I knew others to say, my grandfather or dad, perhaps. In the last month, however, the words slipped out of my mouth twice! And both times they about knocked me over.
“The good old days.” The fond reminders of what once was.
Rebirth, Renewal.
I’m not one for resolutions, but rebirth and renewal excite me.
This morning I awoke with an energy I haven’t known for quite some time. I could sense something different. Something was new, something exciting. My contacts plopped themselves in, my teeth were brushed. I could see light from the bathroom window. I crept quiet through our bedroom; my wife was still sleeping. And then, stepping into the hall, beams of sunlight greeted me sweetly.
It looked glorious.
A Traditional Approach?
For those of us who have lost loved ones, a sure-fire way to trigger yourself into a pit of despair is to blindly face old traditions without a plan. Tradition, to many struggling with grief and loss, is a word coated with emotion of various kinds. Wrapped with hooks, barbs, harpoons, and Velcro, there’s rarely any escape when facing holiday traditions. The soul already hurting has little chance against what “always was.” There’s bound to be some sort of damage—it’s Christmas week. It’s a war zone out there.
Trust me. I know.