08/30/2026
Did you know that today, August 30, is National Grief Awareness Day? Here are some insights that may be helpful to you as you strive to provide care and comfort for people you know that are grieving.
• Grief is a tangle of emotions. Grieving people are in a fog. Rather than asking them how you can help, offer to do something for them that is within your realm of gifts and talents. Sometimes just your presence is enough so that they don’t feel alone.
• Understand they are not really “fine” when you ask them how they are. “FINE” is the acronym for Frustrated, Insecure, Neurotic, Exhausted. When asked, they may just not be ready or willing to describe how they’re really feeling!
• Avoid saying things that minimize their loss, such as, Don’t worry, you’ll find someone else”, or “They’re in a better place”, “Now you’ll have more freedom”, etc.
Want to learn more? EWPC’s Grief Support Ministry has many resources to help people experiencing grief, as well as for those in their circle of friends, family and acquaintances.
Contact [email protected] for more information.
Help others on their path from mourning to joy. 🙏🏻❤️
