Nicholas Wolterstorff's Grieving: A Brief Analysis
Nicholas Wolterstorff had the misfortune of losing his 25 year old son in an accident. Although he was well aware of God love and faithfulness the loss left him empty for a long time, searching for a real reason why he has departed from him so soon. When he has just started living. Time has passed and no questions were answered until at the end surrendering to the glory of God he found hope in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. Grieving is specific to everyone, although according to the American psychiatrist Elizabeth Keebler-Ross all of us go through to five stages when suffering loss, denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. While reading the story it is clear that he went to all five stages. Heartbreakingly he did
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The reality of the problem did not give room for hope because he was consumed by the reality of the circumstance. But slowly, darkness gave way to light and his heart and mind are gently able to grasp a bigger picture. The impact of his death on him did not require an answer anymore, but in the trust in Christ power over death forever defeated. He overcome his grief with the reassurance that even with death something good is born so death is not the winner. Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?" 1 Corinthians 15:55. The power of the resurrection is. Now there is no more time to lose lingering in what suffering brings us which is pain aches, darkness grief, sadness, pain, but what sufferings teach us, to love to be patient to understand to be like Christ who is risen from the death. That is what brought him his joy back. A joy that even the death of a son cannot take way. The resurrection of Christ plays the most important role in comforting him. Because Jesus died and rose there is an assurance that one day we will too. His resurrection shows us what is reserved for the ones who believe in him. The author knows because the disciples have seen Jesus after he was risen him too will see his son body one day which he has grieving for. “Old things have passed away . . . all things have become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17. It is
The reality of the problem did not give room for hope because he was consumed by the reality of the circumstance. But slowly, darkness gave way to light and his heart and mind are gently able to grasp a bigger picture. The impact of his death on him did not require an answer anymore, but in the trust in Christ power over death forever defeated. He overcome his grief with the reassurance that even with death something good is born so death is not the winner. Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?" 1 Corinthians 15:55. The power of the resurrection is. Now there is no more time to lose lingering in what suffering brings us which is pain aches, darkness grief, sadness, pain, but what sufferings teach us, to love to be patient to understand to be like Christ who is risen from the death. That is what brought him his joy back. A joy that even the death of a son cannot take way. The resurrection of Christ plays the most important role in comforting him. Because Jesus died and rose there is an assurance that one day we will too. His resurrection shows us what is reserved for the ones who believe in him. The author knows because the disciples have seen Jesus after he was risen him too will see his son body one day which he has grieving for. “Old things have passed away . . . all things have become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17. It is