“It is not the experience of loss that becomes the defining moment of our lives, but how we respond to loss that matters.”

Loss came suddenly for Jerry Sittser. In an instant, a tragic car accident claimed three generations of his family: his mother, his wife of 20 years, and his four-year-old daughter. Left as a single father to care for his three surviving children, Jerry was nearly overcome by the tremendous weight of grief.

While most of us will probably not experience such a catastrophic loss in our lifetime, we will all face some sort of loss. Whether in the form of disability, chronic illness, crushing disappointment, or the death of a loved one, the experience of loss is universal. 

Are you wondering if you will ever heal or what God’s plan is for you in the depth of your pain? Be encouraged as Jerry helps put words around sorrow and offers hope for how to grow with grief. Through God’s transforming grace, new life is possible.

Resources:

• Read A Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows through Loss
• Visit Jerry's Website
• Listen to Carrying Grief with Bekah Bowman
• Listen to Coping with Grief and Loss with Halley Mastrolonardo

*Photo from Whitworth University. Used by permission.

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Find more encouragement on Joni Eareckson Tada's Sharing Hope podcast and her daily devotional.