I did not get over the loss of my loved ones; rather, I absorbed the loss into my … - Gerald Lawson Sittser

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We should consider the possibility that many, and perhaps even all of Jesus' hell-fire or end-of-the-universe statements refer not to postmortem [after death] judgment but to the very historic consequences of rejecting his kingdom message of reconciliation and peacemaking. The destruction of Jerusalem in A. D. 67-70 seems to many people to fulfill much of what we have traditionally understood as hell.

Gerald Lawson Sittser

I did not get over the loss of my loved ones; rather, I absorbed the loss into my life, like soil receives decaying matter, until it became a part of who I am.

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Loss is like a closed road that forces us to turn around and find another way to our destination. Who knows what we will discover and see along the way.

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The quickest way for anyone to reach the sun and the light of day is not to run west, chasing after the setting sun, but to head east, plunging into the darkness until one comes to the sunrise.

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Loss provides an opportunity to take inventory of our lives, to reconsider priorities, and to determine new directions.

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Worry is different from fear. If fear is like a raging fever, worry is a low-grade temperature. It nags at us, simmers in our souls, hovers in the back of our minds like a faint memory. We may fear certain realities, like death; we worry about vague possibilities. Worry distracts us more than paralyzes us. It is like a leaky faucet we never get around to fixing.

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Regret is… an unavoidable result of any loss, for in loss we lose the tomorrow that we needed to make right our yesterday or today.

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