Grief and loss require surrender and descent. When pain enters our lives, we reflexively deny or minimise it by distracting or numbing ourselves. Sometimes, we blame others.

Learning to welcome and hold sorrow and grief before Him is central to the work of discipleship. In fact, it is one of the main ways God “enlarges our soul” and transforms us into lovers of Him and others. It is not possible to grow in spiritual maturity without it.