I am currently working on what may become a year long devotional of grief. I was asked to explore the thoughts of the father of the prodigal sons...not the original intention of Jesus parable, but an interesting journey into the depths of feeling a parent may experience when their beloved children either die or fall by the proverbial wayside.
To be honest, I do not have experience of this...my two sons have been a blessing to us and continue to provide us with joy and cause for (the right kind of) pride, especially now that they are parents themselves. We had our moments, like any parent and child, but we never had cause to grieve deeply.
So this is based on the experiences of others...those who have experienced trauma and sorrow...and is, as such, a gathering of emotions of people from all over the world. The only constant is the reality of loss and a struggle to survive.
This is my Table of Contents...I have used categories taken from books on the subject of mourning as a process, but, as the authors all admit, these phases can not be applied rigidly, I have broadened them and blurred the lines between them.
Preamble:
PART ONE: Devastation
Chapter One: Shock
Chapter Two: False Reality
PART TWO: Deliberation
Chapter Three: Questions
Chapter Four: Fear and Fantasy
PART THREE: Destination
Chapter Five: Cresting the Crisis
Chapter Six: Embracing Hope
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