Finding God in one’s personal grief is a unique journey we cannot speed up, cut short or curtail to fit our schedules.
Consider how contemplative prayer, in its purest form, focuses on listening to God and practicing the experience of the person of God. Rather than asking for something, we choose to spend time with God for the sheer calm and peace that it brings. Finding God amid grief can be as simple as sharing our groans and sighs, as we express our deepest emotions, understanding that all is being taken in. Everything is seen and is being heard, for God knows all and is waiting for your open heart.
The only condition to finding God this way is to believe he is listening to you, even without using words. The Lord may provide a subtle sign, known only to you, not solely as a matter of privilege, but more of an assurance that the Lord’s love will find a way to make sure you know he is sovereign, even in this.
The best way of finding God in your grief is to allow the Lord the opportunity to guide you, even if it takes more time than you would like. We must trust the Spirit of God to be always fully present with us, especially in the worst of times, which is why the Lord God broke into this fallen world in the first place.
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