Tag Archives: W.H. Auden
The Devastation of Grief
Everybody Grieves The Devastation of Grief Monday, August 2, 2021 In the Hebrew Scriptures, we find Job moving through Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’s well-known stages of grief and dying: denial, anger, bargaining, resignation, and acceptance. The first seven days of Job’s time on the “dung heap” of pain are spent in silence, the immediate response matching the… Continue Reading The Devastation of Grief
Step 1: Admitting Our Powerlessness
Twelve-Step Spirituality: Week 2 Step 1: Admitting Our Powerlessness Sunday, November 22, 2015 We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable. —Step 1 of the Twelve Steps The very first step of the Twelve Step program is our admission that we have come to the end of ourselves. Once again we… Continue Reading Step 1: Admitting Our Powerlessness