This is a critical reminder for church leaders that compassion should always precede action. Yes, there is a lot to do during COVID-19 to make sure everyone is physically and spiritually well. But we can’t neglect people’s experiences of pain.
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Finding Meaning in Crisis Through Solitude with God
One of the most-read articles ever on Harvard Business Review is an interview with David Kessler on the grief we are feeling in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The article describes Kessler as “the world’s foremost expert on grief.”
He notes that “we’re feeling a number of different griefs. We feel the world has changed, and it has. We know this is temporary, but it doesn’t feel that way, and we realize things will be different. ... The loss of normalcy; the fear of economic toll; the loss of connection. This is hitting us and we’re grieving. Collectively. We are not used to this kind of collective grief in the air.”
Kobe Bryant Wrote after 9/11, 'We Never Know When Our Time Here Will Be Over': The Best Way to Help Our Culture Value Every Person
“We never know when our time here will be over, so we all need to make the most of every minute we have,” the late basketball star Kobe Bryant wrote in a column right after 9/11.
