Well, how do we return to normal life after a life altering loss?

Today's question is from a broken woman named Andrea.

Dear Pastor John, she writes,

My husband went home to be with the Lord two months ago after a four-month battle with pancreatic cancer.

We were both divorcees who met battle with pancreatic cancer.

We were both divorcees who met in October of 2019.

God restored our lives and we married in October of 2020.

I'm very thankful to have been married to my late husband. The Lord had restored our lives in

relationship. There was so much joy to live with someone who loves you so much.

My late husband had a son now 20 years old. We expected to spend the rest of our lives as a family unit, but our blissful days together were short and our worlds came crashing down.

We held on to the Word of God. crashing down.

We held on to the word of God expecting a miracle healing right to the end.

He was not healed and didn't recover.

In fact, he suffered a lot of pain in the end.

Many of our friends supported and prayed for us, but now after my husband's passing, I can't find

any purpose in life.

Is this normal to feel this way? Friends ask me how I am if I'm returning

to work. I can only say I'm okay, but deep in my heart I am not okay. How do I continue to live my life? My heart feels very heavy.

I tried to listen to sermons and read the Bible but nothing seems to be getting into my heart.

Thank you, and God bless.

Andrea asks, is it normal to feel this way,

namely not being able to find purpose in life after her husband

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