Ep. 215: ”You’re Grieving Wrong” and Other Unhealthy Statements

<p class="p1">SHOW NOTES:</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p3">In Podcast Episode 215, “‘You’re Grieving Wrong’ and Other Unhealthy Statements,” Kim discusses the importance of providing healthy support to those who have suffered loss.</p> <p class="p4"> </p> <p class="p3">Our focal passage for this episode is<a href='https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Samuel%2017&version=NLT'> </a><a href='https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+18%3A33-19%3A8a&version=NLT'>2 Samuel 18:33-19:8a</a> with the focal verses of 18:33-19:7.</p> <p class="p4"> </p> <p class="p3">33 The king was overcome with emotion. He went up to the room over the gateway and burst into tears. And as he went, he cried, “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you! O Absalom, my son, my son.”</p> <p class="p3">19 Word soon reached Joab that the king was weeping and mourning for Absalom. 2 As all the people heard of the king’s deep grief for his son, the joy of that day’s victory was turned into deep sadness. 3 They crept back into the town that day as though they were ashamed and had deserted in battle. 4 The king covered his face with his hands and kept on crying, “O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!”</p> <p class="p3">5 Then Joab went to the king’s room and said to him, “We saved your life today and the lives of your sons, your daughters, and your wives and concubines. Yet you act like this, making us feel ashamed of ourselves. 6 You seem to love those who hate you and hate those who love you. You have made it clear today that your commanders and troops mean nothing to you. It seems that if Absalom had lived and all of us had died, you would be pleased. 7 Now go out there and congratulate your troops, for I swear by the Lord that if you don’t go out, not a single one of them will remain here tonight. Then you will be worse off than ever before.”</p> <p class="p4"><a href='https://stepstopeace.org/'></a></p> <p class="p5">WEEKLY ASSIGNMENT FEATURE:</p> <p class="p6"> </p> <p class="