Day 16 - Shock

365 daily emails to help you through the grieving process Grief support groups: Click here to find a GriefShare group near you. If you would like to find a group for a friend or relative, try our Search Page. Want to read ahead or resend a previous daily email? Click Here Shock Day 16 Shock is a sudden, violent disturbance to the body. The same term is used to describe the effect of an electric current passing through the body. You have likely encountered this paralyzing reaction in grief. Dr. Norman Peart describes his feelings after the death of his grandmother: “The immediate feeling was that of shock and an awareness that I was not as in control of the world as I once thought. Then it was a numbness, a realization that there’s something missing from life now. There was also a great fear as to who could be taken next from my life.” Virgil, who lost his wife, says, “When you go to a funeral, you hear people say, ‘Oh, he’s holding up so well.’ I don’t think that’s true. I think the person in grief doesn’t know what’s going on. That’s the state I was in.” Maybe you can relate to how Virgil felt. When you are in shock and you feel powerless to cope and unable to think straight, understand that you don’t have to at that moment. Yet because of this, it is wise not to make any major changes in your life or decide on any important issues until your shock has subsided. God will gently lead to safety those who consciously turn to Him and are dependent on His guidance. “The LORD will give strength to His people; the LORD will bless His people with peace” (Psalm 29:11 NASB). O Lord, my feet have been swept out from under me, but in Your loving arms I am steady and secure. Amen. Through a Season of Grief The daily email messages you are receiving are also available in a book format. Purchase as a gift for a friend or buy a print copy for yourself. Through a Season of Grief by Bill Dunn and Kathy Leonard is available at online and local bookstores or at griefshare.org/devotional. If you would like to recommend these daily emails to a friend, please click here and choose one of the options under Share. For more information about GriefShare, including how to sign up for these daily emails, please click here. All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved. Copyright © 2003-2013 by The Church Initiative, Inc., All rights reserved. No part of this material may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without explicit permission in writing from Church Initiative. You subscribed to this daily email through www.griefshare.org. We value your privacy! We will never give, sell, rent, or otherwise share your email or personal information with any other organization — EVER. To remove this email address from further mailings Click Here while connected to the internet. If you have any problems or concerns, please contact dailyemailsupport@griefshare.org. GriefShare 250 S. Allen Rd. Wake Forest, NC 27587 (800) 395-5755