Channeling Grief

“If you offer yourselves in compassion for the hungry and relieve those in misery, then your dawning light will rise in the darkness, and your gloom will turn into noonday splendor!” (Isaiah 58:10 TPT)

Grief, the deep sorrow of loss, cripples the spirit. It pushes us into the pit of despair. It blurs our focus, enlarging the bad while diminishing good. The more we struggle, the further we sink into the quagmire of hopelessness. We reach out for distractions, but, like rotten driftwood, they cannot hold the weight of our sadness for long. 

The energy of grief, when scattered like ashes in the wind, blows back into your face. Diversions do not diminish sorrow. Processing sadness takes prayer, time, and intentional focus. Grief, when channeled to help others, can be healing. Instead of distracting ourselves, we can direct our energy into alleviating the suffering of those around us. When we offer ourselves in compassion to those in need and relieve those in misery, then our gloom turns to light.