The Waves of Grief
For those who have experienced the loss of a loved one we know that grief can often be like a wave that seems to come out of nowhere and overwhelms us.
Henry James, American author, psychologist, and philosopher, once wrote,
"Sorrow comes in great waves ...
But it rolls over us, and though it may almost smother us, it leaves us.
And we know that if it is strong, we are stronger, inasmuch as it passes, and we remain."
I had a new appreciation of that fact when on vacation in Hawaii. My wife and I watched the waves roll onto the beach.
Some high school boys were playing in the surf using boogie boards.
We decided to experience the waves for ourselves.
We ventured out and suddenly a wave was rolling over us that peaked about five feet over our heads.
It knocked me off my feet.
It knocked my wife into an uncontrollable spin until she washed up on shore.
When you are in the midst of a wave of grief it can feel overwhelming and uncontrollable.
You can feel as if you are drowning.
But when the wave passes, you realize that you are stronger;
you will survive.
~~Rev. David T. Wilkinson
Henry James, American author, psychologist, and philosopher, once wrote,
"Sorrow comes in great waves ...
But it rolls over us, and though it may almost smother us, it leaves us.
And we know that if it is strong, we are stronger, inasmuch as it passes, and we remain."
I had a new appreciation of that fact when on vacation in Hawaii. My wife and I watched the waves roll onto the beach.
Some high school boys were playing in the surf using boogie boards.
We decided to experience the waves for ourselves.
We ventured out and suddenly a wave was rolling over us that peaked about five feet over our heads.
It knocked me off my feet.
It knocked my wife into an uncontrollable spin until she washed up on shore.
When you are in the midst of a wave of grief it can feel overwhelming and uncontrollable.
You can feel as if you are drowning.
But when the wave passes, you realize that you are stronger;
you will survive.
~~Rev. David T. Wilkinson