Peace Like a River - Granger Smith

Christians should never grieve alone.

They, they, they shouldn't.

In fact, the Bible would say, "Don't.

Don't do this alone.

Gather together.

Let other people encourage you and, and be there for you and, and serve you so that you could serve them as well." And, and as someone else is going through grief, you could help and you could share in that, but, but share in the suffering, share in the blessing, share in the joy, share in the pain, share it all together.

That's, that's how we're wired.

I don't have to make an argument for that.

You could see it in every kind of organization, not just a church.

If you're not in a church and you're an atheist, you somehow find a church in your atheist organization because that's how God created you, to gather and to share in suffering.

So don't isolate.

If you think about my story, I was always missing one person that would just come in and speak into my life.

That never happened.

Once again, that's not a blame on, uh, an indictment on community or anyone else.

I think it's more of an encouragement to someone to go, "Hey, Christians, open your eyes and look around your community and look around even your church, and think about those people that you might think are doing good, and they're not, and you have a chance to grab them and say, 'Hey, let's read the Bible together.

Let's pray together.

How's your prayer life? Let's pray together right now.

What are you struggling with? What are you encouraged by? What are you reading these days?'" Let's get these conversations going.

That's so important.

So don't grieve alone.

That's, that's the second part of that conversation.

Granger.

[laughs]

It's been a lot.

Thanks for sharing everything, man.