Dec 15 2012  Allan R. Bevere: Don’t Say These Things to Grieving
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Some good words from Rev. Emily Heath. I only list them here,
but please read the entire post. Five Things NOT to Say:  1.
"God just needed another angel."   3. "He/she was just on loan
to you from God."  4. "God doesn't give you more than you can
handle."  5. "We may not understand it, but this was God's
will."  But here are some things we SHOULD say:  1. "I don't
believe God wanted this or willed it."  2. "It's okay to be
angry, and I'm a safe person for you express that anger to if
you need it."  3. "It's not okay."  4. "I don't know why this
happened."  5. "I can't imagine what you are going through, but
I am here to support you in whatever way feels best." In such
times it is also best to heed counsel from the book of Job: "Now
when Job's three friends heard of all these troubles that had
come upon him, each of th