When someone is grieving, certain common phrases meant to comfort can actually cause more pain. Phrases that start with "at least", like "at least you have other children", might seem logical, but they often minimize the person’s real experience and feelings. What feels true intellectually doesn’t always translate to emotional support. Supporting someone through grief requires more than offering solutions or comparisons. It means recognizing that their pain is valid, listening without judgment,

Usually on Sundays I post a prayer for the week, but today I felt led to share this message and this prayer instead. Prayer: Father, thank You for confirming what we already knew. Thank You for watching over my friends, for comforting those who feel rejected, and for healing those who grieve people who are still living. Thank You for exposing what needed to be exposed so that we could make the adjustments necessary for growth. I thank You for protecting them, and I pray they begin to see rejecti