The first step to support a griever: Make a Plan

The most ancient part of the Hebrew scripture focuses on death, dying, and grief.

The book of Job (pronounced with a long “o”).

Job’s family and friends all died--in one day. He lost everything except for his wife and a few friends.

Our story picks up when the friends come to visit Job.

Initially, they did five things right.

They:

• Made a plan

• Went to see Job

• Sat down

• Were silent, and

• Wept out loud

In this email, let’s consider their first right move.

They made a plan. 

The scripture says  they set out from their homes and met together by agreement to go and sympathize with Job and comfort him.

The first thing you can do for a griever is to gather a few other friends, meet together, and make an agreement to go and sympathize with them and comfort them.

Simple, yet often we don’t do it. I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve done this. But it’s so powerful.

To support a griever, maybe you need to start by gathering a group and making a plan.