When the One You Love Is Gone

When a loved one dies, you don’t get over it, but you can move forward. The bad news is that we never fully “get over” the loss of those we hold most dear; we bear those scars to the grave. The good news is that God is at work in us turning our loss and pain into something beautiful. God can take the scars and the mess and the heartache of our lives— yours and mine—­ and use it to give new life, new life to us and new life to others. God is not in the business of zapping our loved ones and ...