20/08/2025
Healing muns weekly Devotional: Issue 07
When Grief is Heavy, God is Near - by Catherine Muzangaza
Verse - Psalm 34:18 (NIV) – "The Lord is close to the broken-hearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit."
Reflection
The pain of losing a child is deep, sacred, and often beyond words. It changes us. In the quiet moments when the world moves on, but your heart stands still, remember this: God is close. He isn’t distant from your grief. He isn’t silent in your pain. His Word tells us He draws near to the broken-hearted, and that means you. There were days I could hardly breathe from the weight of grief, when living didn’t make sense, when nothing made sense. Days when I had more questions and not a single answer. Days when it felt selfish for the world to have moved on and me still stuck in one place. Days when even laughter felt like betrayal.
Yet in those moments, it was God’s quiet presence that held me together. Not answers, not solutions but His nearness. You don’t have to pretend to be okay. It's okay to cry. It's okay to question. It’s okay not to be okay, for as long as you need to be, He can handle it all. Do not let the world give you timelines for grieving. And even in this valley of loss and darkness, where it’s cold, lonely, and full of pain, He is gently holding you and your story with care. Your child’s life matters. Your love remains. And God will walk with you through the sorrow.
Trust the process. Healing does not mean forgetting, it means acceptance that it wasn’t meant to be, it means hanging on to hope and trusting God. It doesn’t mean the pain disappears, or that you “move on” as if the love or the memories no longer matter. Healing from loss means learning to live again, slowly, gently, even while carrying the weight of your grief. Healing means finding space for both sorry and hope. Healing means being able to remember without breaking. Healing means letting go of the guilt and learning to carry the love differently. May you heal mummy.
Prayer:
Dear Heavenly Father,
You see every tear, and You know the ache no one else can touch. Be near, Lord, to every grieving mother reading this. Wrap her in Your peace and remind her that You are close, even when she feels alone. Let her feel Your comfort like a warm embrace. Give her strength for today and hope for tomorrow. Today, I lift up every grieving mother into Your loving arms. You know the depth of her pain, the silent tears, the aching emptiness. Lord, let her feel Your presence closer than ever before. Wrap her in Your peace that surpasses all understanding. Let her know she doesn’t have to be strong alone because You are her strength. Comfort her, Lord, in ways only You can. Surround her with people who love her gently, speak hope softly, and walk beside her patiently.
In Jesus’ name,
Amen
