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Grief and Loss
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Coming together as a community in grief

Grief and loss touch each one of us in our lives. God is near us in grief and he brings comfort, but the journey of walking through bereavement can still be incredibly di­fficult even if we know Jesus walks with us. Colossians 1:17 says that ‘in him all things hold together’. Somehow, even in times of deepest pain and loss, Jesus himself is in the midst of it. He holds all things, even our grief. For those who are grieving in our community, our prayer is that each person would know Jesus’ comfort and presence in a deep and sustaining way. We also pray that collectively we would be the kind of church who walk faithfully beside those facing sadness, pain and loss, and that those bereaved amongst us would know they are not alone as, together, we ‘mourn with those who mourn’ (Romans 12:15)

Grief and loss reflection materials

We know that each loss is personal, and each grief journey is individual. If you would find it helpful, we have put together some reflection materials reflecting on grief and loss.

Further Support

Within Trent our heart is that we can offer support and care to one another and this is primarily done through Small Groups, so if you are facing loss and need further support or prayer please get in touch with your Small Group leaders. If you’re not in a Small Group and would like to know more please get in touch via [email protected]

We also offer prayer after our Sunday gatherings where we are always happy to pray for people for any needs they may have, physical, emotional or spiritual.

A number of organisations work with bereavement and have lots of excellent support and resources; below are some links which may be helpful but the list is not exhaustive.