Initially in the dark cloud of grief , life seems hope-less. How does one ever find hope again, or do they? Hope is seeing beyond the present pain. Hope can even be seeing a survivor that inspires hope in you. Not that life will ever be the same but there will be ”life”. Hope will be in investing and risking in the future.
A quote from sr Joyce Rupp OSM in an article Keeping Our Hope Alive In Troubled
Times” tells the story of a boy who was banished to a wilderness. When He returned
he was asked how he had survived. He said, “ The night was cold and the sky was dark
but far off I saw a shepherd’s light on another mountain. I kept my eyes on the glow in
the distance and I dreamed of being warm. That is how I had the strength to survive.”
Hope is often looking at another survivor and recognizing that they are alive and
moving forward out of the deep pain .
Such support is found in the Walking Through Grief Society support group . A
support in which survivors of such loss and pain gather to support each other, and in
doing so they find hope and look to mentors in the group for a glimpse of hope. By
being a companion for each other on the journey, learning new skills to help navigate
the journey of grief there is hope and help .
Hope After Loss – Audra’s Legacy is a program that offers children 6-16 grief
support. A time for finding hope and friendship . Offered in two 10 week sessions.
Registrations are now being accepted. Session to begin September 26, 2023.
For more information or to register please contact Shirley at 80-846-2576 /c 780-871-
1750 or Gayle Barnes at 780-808-1645
If you are not in the area seek out support of others who are on a grief journey
counsellor or a group that offers support and hope. Perhaps you will find the glimmer
of light ,warmth and hope which seems so distant.
Submitted by : Shirley l Scott Walking Through Grief Society
Supported by : FCSS City of Lloyd, Town of Vermilion, Wainwright , Villages of Kitscoty
and County of Vermilion River.
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