Help for Those Who Grieve

 오늘의 말씀

 

시편 34:11-22 (쉬운성경, NASB)

 

11. 젊은이들이여, 이리 와서 내 말을 들어 보십시오. 여호와를 높이고 두려워하는 방법을 가르쳐 주겠습니다.

Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

 

12. 즐거운 날을 보내고 행복하게 오래 살고 싶으면 이 말을 잘 들어야 할 것입니다. 

Who is the man who desires life And loves length of days that he may see good?

 

13. 먼저 여러분은 나쁜 말을 하지 말고, 거짓말을 하지 말아야 합니다. 

 Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.     

 

14. 나쁜 길에서 돌아서서 착하게 살고 평화를 사랑하고 이웃과 사이좋게 지내야 합니다. 

 Depart from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it.

 

15. 여호와는 의로운 사람들을 보고 계시며, 그들이 부르짖는 소리에 귀를 기울이십니다. 

 The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous and His ears are open to their cry.

 

16. 그러나 여호와는 악한 짓을 하는 사람들을 불쾌하게 여기시고 사람들의 기억에서 그들의 이름을 지워 버립니다. 

 The face of the LORD is against evildoers, To cut off the memory of them from the earth.

 

17. 의로운 사람들이 부르짖을 때에 여호와께서 들으시고, 모든 어려움으로부터 그들을 건지십니다. 

 The righteous cry, and the LORD hears and delivers them out of all their troubles.

 

18. 여호와는 마음이 상한 사람 곁에 계시고, 낙심한 사람들을 붙들어 주십니다.

 The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

 

19. 의로운 사람에게도 어려움이 많을 수 있습니다. 그러나 여호와께서 모든 어려움에서 구해 주실 것입니다. 

 Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the LORD delivers him out of them all.

 

20. 여호와께서 그들의 뼈마디 하나도 꺾이지 않게 완전하게 지켜 주실 것입니다. 

 He keeps all his bones, Not one of them is broken.

 

21. 악한 자들은 자기들이 저지른 악 때문에 죽을 것이고, 의로운 사람을 미워하는 자들은 반드시 벌을 받게 될 것입니다. 

 Evil shall slay the wicked, and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.

 

22. 그러나 여호와는 자기 종들의 목숨을 구해 주시니 주께 피하는 사람은 누구든 형벌을 받지 않을 것입니다. 

 The LORD redeems the soul of His servants, and none of those who take refuge in Him will be condemned.

 

 

"I JUST WANT TO SHOUT, You're wrong!' when people tell me to get over it." Those words from a thirteen-year-old boy speak not only for other grieving children but also for adults. Grief changes over time and may get less intense, but it does not go away. A grieving person can learn to accept loss and continue living, but it is not realistic to expect anyone to simply ignore it. Death is the most permanent loss, but people also grieve over many other situations that change their family lifestyle. Divorce, illness, abandonment, and loss of pets are all painful and cause broken hearts. Grieving centers offer ways to help children and families cope with their pain. Instead of counseling and therapy, the centers give peer support. They recognize that grieving people want to be valued and have somebody listen to them. Not everybody grieves in the same way. Teenagers do better with an adult to go alongside them rather than telling them what to do. Children and teens may act out in different ways, and adults go through depression. But with help, they can move on. In every case, there is a Counselor who knows exactly what to say and when to be silent, one who is always close to those who grieve. If you are grieving now, seek the comfort of your Heavenly Father. He is not far away.

 

LeAnn Campbell

 

Speak a word of kindness to a grieving person.

 

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* intense[inténs] : 강렬한, 격렬한, very great

* abandonment[əbǽndənmənt] : 포기, 유기, 위탁, the act of leaving a person, thing or place with no intention of returning