As you journey through [the] early part
of the process of grieving loss and growing spiritually, finding good
companions to travel with you can be crucial. A fitting person for this part of
the discovery is someone who is good at asking questions and can help you name
the various dimensions of the loss you are experiencing.
The story of the early church as
recorded in the book of Acts begins with many questions. When Jesus died, those
who had followed Him needed to discover the meaning of His death by naming what
they had lost. They wondered with the risen Christ if His death meant the
coming of the new Israel (Acts 1:6). As He ascended, men in white robes asked
[the disciples], “Why do you stand looking up toward heaven?” What did His life
mean? The meaning of Jesus’ life became clear only in the exploration of what
His followers experienced in the emptiness of His absence.
-- Dan Moseley in Lose, Love, Live: The Spiritual Gifts of
Loss and Change. Copyright © 2010 by Dan Moseley. All rights reserved. Used
by permission of Upper Room Books.
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