Tag: grief
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Day 238: In the Middle of My Complaining (Lamentations 3:31-33)
Can you find joy in the midst of sorrow? Jeremiah did. Literally. In the exact middle.
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Day 146: Nap Time (Psalm 131)
On the anniversary of my mom’s homegoing, this one hit hard today. There is a deep rest that comes from trusting God like a child at nap time—safe, held, and free from the weight of the world.
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Day 137: My Father is Peace (2 Samuel 18:33)
But even in the wailing, Scripture whispers a deeper truth: the Father of Peace has not abandoned us.
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Day 013: Really, Elihu? (Job 36:1-4)
Job’s friends—and Elihu most of all—say many true things about God. The problem isn’t that they speak falsehoods; it’s that they speak true things in false ways. They turn wisdom into weapons, doctrine into diagnosis, and God’s justice into a cudgel for the suffering. In doing so, they don’t just misread Job—they misrepresent God.
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Day 005: The Weight of Grief, the Weight of Glory (Job 6:2–3)
ob compares his grief to the sands of the sea, unbearable and unmeasurable. C.S. Lewis calls our future hope in Christ a “weight of glory.” This post contrasts Job’s crushing sorrow with Paul’s promise of glory beyond all comparison (2 Corinthians 4:17–18), showing how the gospel transforms grief into hope.
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Day 338: Comfort Food (2 Corinthians 1:3-7)
On a gray, comfort-food kind of day, Paul reminds us that God is the One who comes alongside us in our affliction—and His comfort is meant to be shared.