Since losing our sweet son to cancer in January of 2009, we have read several books which have greatly helped us walk through this grief journey. Although we don’t necessarily embrace each theological point expressed in every book, still we came away with rich, sustaining enlightenment that has enabled us to keep pressing on.
We have compiled a list that you may want to explore, whether you are one on the same road as us, or you have a loved one who is.
Within Heaven’s Gates(also titled:My Dream of Heaven) – Rebecca Springer
A Grief Observed – C.S. Lewis
Confessions of a Grieving Christian – Zig Ziglar
Heaven Revealed – Paul Ennz
When Grief Leaves the Dictionary and Comes to Your Home – Kindah Greening
Grief – The Toothache of the Soul – Kindah Greening
Where’s the Miracle – Tom Penny
Lament for a Son – Nicholas Wolterstorff
Return From Tomorrow – George G. Ritchie & Elizabeth Sherrill
A Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows Through Loss – Jerry Sittser
Healing Your Grieving Heart – Alan Wolfelt
From Grief to Glory – Harry & Cheryl Salem
From Mourning to Morning – Harry & Cheryl Salem
The Shack – William Paul Young
Leading On Empty – Wayne Cordeiro (This book was particularly helpful for us, although it is more of a book on Burnout. However it does deal with loss on different levels.)
Online: 365 daily emails – Griefshare.org Griefshare has also released a daily devotional containing most of the same writings as the emails, called Through A Season of Grief – Bill Dunn & KathyLeonard
These songs were carefully chosen to bring healing to the brokenhearted, to lift the downhearted, and to encourage hearts everywhere to come into closer fellowship with God.
Faith, Hope, Love & Trust – these will be piqued as you immerse yourself in this album.
The music alone will touch you – modern yet soulful, even Heavenly at times. Combined with lyrics inspired by scripture and written from some of the deepest chasms of the soul, it all comes together for a stirring collection of original songs to enrich your heart as you journey with God.