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Lesson OneTypes of Loss3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson TwoGrieving After Death3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson ThreeLoss of Relationships3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FourLoss in Covid Times3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FiveHope for Those Who Have Suffered Loss3 Activities1 Assessment
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion1 Activity1 Assessment
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Discussion Questions
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In this lesson, Dr. Welch says, “There is no right way to grieve.” Do you agree? Have you ever seen someone grieve in a way that you thought was “wrong”? Explain.
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Everybody grieves in a different way. I remember rea in 2 Sam. 12: 16ff. Where David’s child was sick and David fasted all night for the child and he, David, laid all night on the ground and prayed for the child and when the child died David got up and anointed himself and carried on.
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I totally agree. People grieve in many ways, it’s a journey. I can’t say it was wrong the way someone grieved. I’ve been there, and personally, I didn’t know how to grieve I just wanted the pain to stop.
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I do agree with Dr. Welch. However, I have witnessed others engaging in unhealthy ways of coping, such as drinking excessive amounts of alcohol, using harmful drugs, thoughts of suicide, and committing suicide.
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There is real freedom in this statement. I just am finishing a book on grief counseling, and am sensing a rigid emphasis on steps, etc. Of course, if we were to approach grief outside of a biblical context, this might be necessary. Each person is different, in a different degree of growth. It would seem that grief is deeply personal, and each individual deserves to be treated individually, taking the time to honestly let God work in their spirit.
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Yes. Everyone grieves differently. Some people can cope better than others. Some need to be around people, others need to be alone. Some need to reflect differently than others. No one has the same feelings.
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Reflect on the C. S. Lewis quote: “No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.” In what ways do you think grief feels like fear? How does that make coping with grief/loss difficult?
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Grief can feel like fear for several reasons. Grief comes because of a loss. You may have lost a companion, care giver, provider and this makes you fearful for what your life will become. Death makes us realize our own mortality which can cause fear to rise up in us also.
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So here I am. Actually experience all five of the types of loss described in this lesson. All of them have occurred at the same time. I don’t even know when I’m grieving what. It’s fearful in the sense of not really being certain I will ever grieve any one of these completely. Fear of building a new life. Feeling violated from the loss of “material goods”. And on and on. Each morning I’m fearful of which loss is gong to try to take its toll on me. But through all of this I would say I haven’t lost faith or hope in the promises of God. I lean on them. So much more to this then anyone can imagine.
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The not knowing what is causing the pain and why….. is the big question.But thank God for his word and his healing and for the faithful servants of God that can write about it so we can be set free and healed.
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Grieve is sorrow if you are not comforted by God no way out so dealing with grieve as Christian can only be God’s way to bring you closer to God without God it gets more difficult
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Grief can bring on panic. A feeling of limbo. Like everyone is telling you everything will be ok. It is not. Memories creep in. The question why becomes a strong hold on thinking. Blaming the illness or the freak accident. When you see others grieve it lightens the fear. Comforting each other helps. The knowing you will never see that person again. Grasping the thought that we will one day see each other in Heaven.
