Day 251 - Helping Others Helps You

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 Helping Others Helps You Day 251 Nancy, whose husband died, says, "It's a slow process of actually getting back into the swing. It will never be the same as it was before, and you have got to accept that. "But there are so many things that the Lord opens up to the person who is open to receive it that the sadness will go into the background a little bit. When you help others, you forget about yourself." What can you do to help another person today? Brainstorm some ideas on a piece of paper. Here are some suggestions: baking, watching children, doing minor home repairs, visiting a local rest home, helping at an animal shelter, preparing a meal for a sick or busy mother, or helping teachers and students at a local school. Who could use your helping hand? God has blessed you with a particular gift. It may not be any of those listed above, but be assured that you do have a gift that is meant to be used to help others. "Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms" (1 Peter 4:10). Holy God, make it clear to me what my special gift is. Show me how I can use this gift to help another person. 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