Grief is different when a loved one meets a violent end. It raises different kinds of unanswered questions and stirs different emotions than when loved ones die peacefully in their sleep or even when their suffering is mercifully brought to an end by their passing. So where do grievers go with this special kind of pain?

I suggest they run where all those with great suffering need to run: to the only One whose shoulders are broad enough, whose arms are strong enough, and whose love is deep enough.

"It's all right - questions, pain, and stabbing anger can be poured out to the Infinite One and He will not be damaged...For we beat on His chest from within the circle of His arms," writes Susan Lenzkes, author of When Life Takes What Matters.

*****When God & Grief Meet by Lynn Eib