Holding Space for Grief

The Daily Still - Guided Christian Meditation, Reflection, and Devotionals

Cindy L. Helton

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 551 Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2023

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Today we hold space for grief. Grief, suffering, and loss touch all parts of our world in communal and personal ways. This week here in the United States, right in our hometown of Nashville, TN, we have experienced the tragedy and trauma of gun violence. We can become desensitized and unable to process so much tragic news. Often words alone seem inadequate. We need silence in the presence of a loving and compassionate God who sees our tears.

There is importance in sharing space for grief, to sit with our feelings, and help one another process our emotions.

In this meditation, we offer space to grieve and mourn - for ourselves and/or for those who are mourning. We make space to honor and remember each precious life. We make space to get in touch with our own feelings. And we make space to consider how God is calling us to action and to show compassion to those hurting.

We'll be meditating on a prayer from Psalm 57, TPT.

We invite you to prepare a quiet place for this time of meditation. Perhaps light a candle. Don't rush or hurry this time. Linger as long as you need to process your feelings. Allow the Spirit of God to minister to the places in your heart that need to be comforted and healed.

Have mercy on me, O God…for in you my soul takes refuge. I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings. Psalm 57:1 NLT

In Memory of:

Evelyn Dieckhaus, 9;
William Kinney, 9
Hallie Scruggs, 9.
Katherine Koonce, 60
Mike Hill, 61
Cynthia Peak, 61

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Daily Still podcast, a place to pause. Here we create space to listen for the
0:10.8	whispers of God. I'm your host Cindy Helton, and I believe one of the greatest gifts we can give to
0:17.2	ourselves is room to be still.
0:20.8	We are a global community seeking to know God more intimately.
0:26.4	Our desire is to be a companion to you on your spiritual journey, which at times includes
0:33.4	processing difficult things.
0:37.4	Recently in the United States, we experienced the pain and trauma of gun violence, and we know
0:44.3	wherever you are listening, you too have experienced your own tragedies.
0:51.3	It's easy to become desensitized to so many tragic news stories,
0:57.0	and often words alone seem inadequate to process so much pain.
1:03.0	We need silence, silence in the presence of God.
1:10.0	It's important to hold and share space for grief, to sit with our feelings and help one
1:18.8	another process our emotions.
1:23.4	So today we make space here to grieve and mourn for those who are mourning.
1:29.6	We make space to get in touch with our own feelings and emotions.
1:35.7	And we make space to consider how God is calling us to action and to show compassion to those hurting.
1:47.0	We'll be meditating on a prayer from Psalm 57.
1:51.0	I invite you to prepare a quiet, set-apart place for this time of meditation.
1:58.0	Perhaps light a candle. Don't rush or hurry this time. Linger as long as you need to process your feelings.
2:09.9	Allow the Spirit of God to minister to and ignite the places in your heart that need to be awakened and healed.
2:21.0	So now, let's settle in and begin.
2:33.7	Psalm 57-1 Psalm 57-1
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