The grief walk : losing, grieving, and journeying on to something new / Alister G. Hendery.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Our lives are laden with losses -- Experiences of disenfranchised loss and grief -- Understandings and misunderstandings about grief -- Experiencing grief -- What do I say? What can I do? -- Grief is about love and attachment -- God and our grief : but what kind of God? -- Words for our grief : a gift from the Psalms -- Walking with Job : a story of losing and grieving -- The Easter walk -- A choice : do we go through the pain or around it? -- Our search for meaning after loss -- Hope emerges.

"This practical book is for people who are grieving, for people who want to support them as they undertake the painful journey of grief, and for anyone who wants to reflect on their own experiences of loss ... Grieving and loss are universal experiences, but how you experience grief is unique to you. In his ministry, Alister has found that models of the stages of grief are unhelpful, as is the idea of closure. Instead, he gives you permission to work through your grief in the ways, and at the times, that are helpful to you. Alister explores disenfranchised grief that occurs when we are denied the right to grieve and our loss isn't recognised. Our lives are marked by countless losses and we all carry grief about many losses in our life. If we embrace our grief, we can journey on to something new and find fresh hope"--Page 4 of cover.