2 results for tag: Church and Grief


The Church and Grief: You Don’t Have to Walk Alone

In this series, we will explore the unique joys and difficulties we encounter as Hope Moms when re-engaging with church after loss, and seek to help the Church (leaders, members, and ministries) understand how they can come alongside the grieving mother to provide hope, healing, and community in the midst of such great sorrow. I stood on the stage, belly protruding and a microphone in my hand. I was excited to sing a solo that December day since it would be the last time I would help lead worship at my church because of my “maternity break.” My baby boy was pressing on my diaphragm, making singing harder and harder. The music started ...

The Church and Grief: Stephanie’s Experience

In this series, we will explore the unique joys and difficulties we encounter as Hope Moms when re-engaging with church after loss, and seek to help the Church (leaders, members, and ministries) understand how they can come alongside the grieving mother to provide hope, healing, and community in the midst of such great sorrow. “And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.”Hebrews 10:24-25 (NIV) As I write this, we are in an unprecedented time. We are ...