SYIS WorkshopHelping Others Grieve Well1 Isaiah 53:3-4 3 He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem. 4 Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted.

SYIS WorkshopHelping Others Grieve Well2 Isaiah 61:1-3 1 The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, 2 to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn,

SYIS WorkshopHelping Others Grieve Well3 Isaiah 61:1-3 3 and provide for those who grieve in Zion— to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor.

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SYIS WorkshopHelping Others Grieve Well5 Components Of Grief Briefly look over the Grief Process on page 134.Briefly look over the Grief Process on page 134. Talk about any components that surprise or puzzle you.Talk about any components that surprise or puzzle you. Which ones have you especially experience d?Which ones have you especially experience d? Share what you feel free to share.Share what you feel free to share.

SYIS WorkshopHelping Others Grieve Well6 Helping Others Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4

SYIS WorkshopHelping Others Grieve Well7 Helping Others What have others done or said that really helped you during times of grief?What have others done or said that really helped you during times of grief? What have people done or said that did not help?What have people done or said that did not help?

SYIS WorkshopHelping Others Grieve Well8 Sharing Our Losses Listen well to each other: Give no solutions or advice. Give no solutions or advice. Ask very few questions. Ask very few questions. Try to apply what you’ve learned. Try to apply what you’ve learned. Pray for one another. Pray for one another.