tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071430706811632660.post8263059164813891658..comments2022-11-08T09:45:02.850-05:00Comments on oodles of grace: Silence Pleaseoodlesofgracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03321916433511682210noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071430706811632660.post-12066069262702943712014-08-24T19:35:33.714-04:002014-08-24T19:35:33.714-04:00Bill, Thanks for reminding e of Job. At least his ...Bill, Thanks for reminding e of Job. At least his friends did stay quiet for a week, so many of us can't hold our tongue for an hour. :) oodlesofgracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03321916433511682210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071430706811632660.post-79398857003674643092014-08-24T19:32:21.728-04:002014-08-24T19:32:21.728-04:00Thanks so much for sharing, Tamara. We Americans c...Thanks so much for sharing, Tamara. We Americans can learn a lot from sitting shiva. Your suggestions are awesome. oodlesofgracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03321916433511682210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071430706811632660.post-71871989309065922172014-08-24T09:35:10.786-04:002014-08-24T09:35:10.786-04:00So true. When I served as a volunteer hospital ch...So true. When I served as a volunteer hospital chaplain, I often had to take new volunteers through the ropes. When they'd say "I don't know what to say", I'd reply, Good. Don't!" <br /> When Job's three friends came to comfort him, they sat with him in silence for a week. When they opened their mouths his suffering grew worse.<br />Thanks for a great post.<br />Bill Ballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13573859102823530876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071430706811632660.post-48568326849405499392014-08-23T23:19:11.111-04:002014-08-23T23:19:11.111-04:00The Jewish faith has a tradition of "sitting ...The Jewish faith has a tradition of "sitting shiva". It is a beautiful consolation of mourning where the cues are taken from the person grieving. If they want to cry... you cry with them. If they wish to eat... you eat with them. And on it goes. <br /><br />The cues you share are so simple and yet profound.<br /><br />Grief and mourning are very personal and very different person to person. <br /><br />Oh... and if there is a houseful of family who come to mourn, something as simple and practical as bath tissue can also be offered as well and filling the tank, cleaning, detailing and washing a vehicle.Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15487299243348055428noreply@blogger.com