I was sitting, torn by grief. Someone came and talked to me of God’s dealings, of why it happened, of hope beyond the grave. He talked constantly. He said things I knew were true.

I was unmoved, except to wish he’d go away. He finally did.
Another came and sat beside me. He didn’t talk. He didn’t ask me leading questions. He just sat beside me for an hour and more, listened when I said something, answered briefly, prayed simply, left.

I was moved. I was comforted. I hated to see him go.

Joe Bayly, The View from a Hearse

A Grace Disguised - How the Soul Grows Through Loss. In one dramatic moment, author Gerald Sittser lost his mother, wife and daughter in a tragic auto accident. His journey through the val (more...)