The Holy Purpose of Grief

In an interview with Anderson Cooper, Stephen Colbert said he learned to “love the thing that I most wish had not happened.” Talking about a plane crash that killed Stephen's father and two of his brothers when he was 10 years old, he said, " It's a gift to exist, and with existence comes suffering. If you are grateful for your life, then you have to be grateful for all of it. You can't pick and choose what you're grateful for."
“Grief has a very holy purpose. Through our feelings of loss, we actualize true gratitude. When we see the depth of our grief as reflecting the depth of our love, the holes that a loved one's spirit once filled go from triggers of sadness and regret to altars of gratitude.” – A. Helwa, Secretes of Divine Love
Affirmative prayer: Today I let myself grieve, consciously being in the sadness. No  resistance, no avoidance, no masking my grief with a brave smile. I welcome the gifts that this moment offers, finding resilience, wisdom, and a renewed sense of hope. I’m thankful for the depth of realness, for the healing, the soul recovery, and the lightness of being. Thank you, God, forever. Amen.

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