A Lifeline for Grief
Pam says that when someone you know is grieving, don’t underestimate a small gesture of love or kindness. Threaded together they can be a lifeline for someone - just being there for them is needed most.
MEREDITH’S JARS OF JOY QUOTES FROM PODCAST:
“Doesn’t everything die at last and too soon.”
~Mary Oliver
“Every time we make the decision to love someone, we open ourselves to great suffering, because those we love most cause us not only great joy but also great pain. The greatest pain comes from leaving”
“Still, if we want to avoid the suffering of leaving, we will never experience the joy of loving.”
“And love is stronger than fear,
life stronger than death,
hope stronger than despair.”
“We have to trust that the risk of loving is always worth the risk. “
~Henri Nouwen
Over time as the pain of our grief recedes, those we mourn become part of our “members,” as we “re-member,” them they become guides on our spiritual journey.
~Henri Nouwen
ADDITIONAL QUOTES FROM PODCAST:
“Life is for the living”
-Joy (Pam’s Mother)