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“So the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him as righteousness,” and he was called the friend of God. / No longer do I call you servants, for the servant doesn’t know what his lord does. But I have called you friends, for everything that I heard from my Father, I have made known to you.”
James 2:23, John 15:15 · World English Bible
The God who calls you friend.
Abraham was called the friend of God. Jesus called His disciples friends, not servants. You are not just tolerated — you are wanted. Sit with the One who delights to be near you.
"Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted."
Four small steps. Don't try to do all of them. Pick one. Do it today.
Jesus wept. You may too. Grief refused does not disappear — it goes underground and grows. Make space for it. It is love with nowhere to go.
Not the headline grief — the small things. The smell of their coat. The way they said your name. Grief shared is grief carried, not erased.
Light a candle. Visit the place. Cook the meal. Rituals are how the body remembers what the heart cannot yet articulate.
From God. From a friend. From yourself. Refuse the urge to perform 'strong.' Let yourself be cared for, even imperfectly.
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