Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort. He comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any kind of affliction, through the comfort we ourselves receive from God. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
The upcoming royal wedding between Harry and Meghan Markle may be the most watched wedding for one simple reason- Prince Harry's willingness to speak out about his mum's death after shutting down his emotions for 20 years. Why? Because he speaks for all of us who have ever tried shutting their emotions following a traumatic loss.
Prince Harry understood the ramifications of shutting down those emotions and wanted to spend the rest of his remaining days helping to demystify mental health so people aren't unduly labeled and shun because of their emotional pain.
As he begins talking about his grief, something beautiful happens to him. He encounters others, like him, who suffered grievous losses. He discovered the more he talks about his loss, the greater is the healing that comes from those conversations. He also discovered that those conversations help others heal from their grief.
Then something beautiful happens to him, again. He falls in love with a beautiful young lady willing to understand what he has been going through when his mum, Princess Di. died in that fiery car crash in Paris.
As I recall, Meghan wanted to help Harry honor his mum's memory by going with him to her gravesite. I can only imagine the healing that took place as these two embraced each other's tears.
Because Harry was so brave with talking about his pain, many of us feel we have a personal connection to Harry and Meghan. So when we turn on the television to watch this royal wedding it is as though we're watching personal friends getting married.
If anyone is encountering unbearable grief over the loss of a loved one, I encourage you to go to this link and find a 13-week grief share group near you. This group will teach you the skills you need to go through the pain of grief, not around it.
Finally, God is bigger than all of our pain. He truly understands what you're going through with your loss. Embrace this pain while placing one foot in front of the other and worship God every week at a Church you decide to attend. You may not feel like going to Church because of what you're experiencing but go anyways because, like me, you may encounter well-placed individuals in your life who may have an encouraging word for you.
The more you talk to others about your loss, the more your pain is diminished each time you do so. www.griefshare.org
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