Returning to Lament
I am on the leadership team of an online ministry with Community of Christ that supports those in the middle of faith transitions. This is the text of a talk I was recently asked...
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My Relationship with Anger
I once equated anger with weakness. I wondered, “What good is anger?” and “Do good Mormons even get angry?” This idea influenced me so heavily that I believed I could skip over the second...
Hope in Lament
This longing for justice, I realized afterward, was hope. It wasn’t a smiley feeling that everything was going to be all right but an overwhelming desire for things to be different from what they are.
A Gift of Darkness #CopingwithCOVID19
The collective grief of my country has surged for the second time in my adult life. The first time, I was a young adult, in college on September 11, 2001 when terrorists commandeered planes...
Grief and Gratitude, #CopingwithCOVID19
By Emily Larson Photo by Samartha J V on Unsplash As part of my calling, I was asked to read through the For the Strength of Youth pamphlet and pick a standard that I’d like to present...
Lenten Pandemic: Grieving the Things We’ve Lost #CopingWithCOVID19
Earlier this week I was with my online congregation. Attendance was up. A lot of people shared worries and the specifics of what they were experiencing during this time of coronavirus and social distancing....
A blessing for those who lost a loved one to suicide
We tend to name GodWith easy labelsCreatorFather MotherGod is also a God of ExitsA witness to injusticeA divine companion in sufferingGod-who-weepsGod-who-sits-with-us-in-our-griefGod who holds us in our life-and-deathGod of messy complicationGod of unyielding sadness.Yes, I...
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