Comments on: Life, Death, and Friendship http://www.moreron.com/2005/08/20/life-death-and-friendship/ more Ron, more often Thu, 2 Sep 2010 02:53:17 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: rick from ga http://www.moreron.com/2005/08/20/life-death-and-friendship/comment-page-1/#comment-53 rick from ga Mon, 22 Aug 2005 17:00:46 +0000 http://www.moreron.com/index.php/2005/08/20/life-death-and-friendship/#comment-53 Ron, you're wise in going the "praying for them, and that I’m available if they need me for anything" route. Too many times folks try to comfort someone's grief by saying something that will be deep and soothing. And the result is always short of the mark and most times, as you said "trite." The greatest help is to keep up with them as the grief shock wears off (BTW, the holidays are the toughest.) I pray for them (and the families of all the fallen) and for you as you search for those ministering moments. ~r Ron, you’re wise in going the “praying for them, and that I’m available if they need me for anything” route. Too many times folks try to comfort someone’s grief by saying something that will be deep and soothing. And the result is always short of the mark and most times, as you said “trite.”

The greatest help is to keep up with them as the grief shock wears off (BTW, the holidays are the toughest.) I pray for them (and the families of all the fallen) and for you as you search for those ministering moments.

~r

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