The bereavement minister is a sign of the love of God for Hs people and a sign of His presence with them, especially in this time of sorrow. Men travel side by side for years, each locked in his own silence or exchanging words which carry little or no fright, until danger comes. Then they stand shoulder to shoulder. They discover that they belong to the same family. Death and calamity bring people together as nothing else.
All differences vanish, all barriers fall down.
To the bereaved, the involvement of the community is most appropriate, after all as Christians we believe that we have not only a common dignity, but also a common destiny. There should be a continuing involvement of the community in the weeks and months that follow the loss - when the real grief work has to be done. I thought I was doing much better. The pain had subsided.- I could laugh again. I was beginning to spend time with fiends.