
God Touches Us After the Death of Loved Ones
God touches our hearts gently and says, “Pay attention, this is Me”—especially after the death of a loved one or friend.
In 1978, author Loren Eiseley published an essay called “The Star Thrower.” It recounts a beach walk by a narrator...
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God touches our hearts gently and says, “Pay attention, this is Me”—especially after the death of a loved one or friend.

Devotion isn’t about talking at God. A right relationship requires talking with Him. Which means pausing to listen after sending up a two-second prayer.

One thought piled upon another: needs, desires, petitions, frustrations. Listening to myself, I thought, Wait a minute—where is God in all this?
It’s never hard to say we’re sinners in a general sense. The hard part is admitting in prayer the specific sins which block our hearing.
Over that past 30 years, I have found that what children say when they’re dying can often bring peace and comfort to their grieving parents.
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Growing our relationship with God by putting our ears where they can hear.
When faced with the certainty of death, it is possible to find peace and a deeper insight, as these inspiring stories prove.

Most of my more intense draw-near-to-God devotional times happened when life drove me to my knees. What about you?

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Since every breath is a gift from God, it’s a given that some portion ought to be directed back to Him.
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