My wife of 43 years died five weeks ago, very unexpected and sudden.  I realized I had two choices with my relationship with God and His son.  Move closer or move away.  Choose wisely.

Grief to me is a journey, with a beginning and and end.  It starts one step and then one day at a time.  It is like entering a long dark tunnel.  Once you enter you stumble on the obstacles on the floor and run into the walls because you cannot see the way out.  If you believe and have faith in God, then you will see a light at the end of this tunnel, even though it may be far, far away.  What that light does is to provide you a straighter path forward (you will still stumble but not as much) and shows you the hope that there is and end to the tunnel of grief.  At that end you will find peace, happiness, joy and love of life again...but, it can be a long journey.

Remember, healing does not mean forgetting.

I also understand those that want to  simply give up.  There is a reason that only after 40 days of wandering in the desert that Jesus was approached by temptation (Satan if you will)....he was at his weakest point, and that is when temptation of quitting, loosing hope, or hurting yourself will be strongest...that is the time to call for some help from the Man up above....

God Bless all