tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476902858280070450.post6448529675120092..comments2023-10-22T03:33:03.309-07:00Comments on My Experience as Youth Pastor: Good day or Bad?Nick the Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09494956043889392219noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476902858280070450.post-23305204671849287892009-04-07T10:14:00.000-07:002009-04-07T10:14:00.000-07:00katdish,I think one good thing of going through pa...katdish,<BR/>I think one good thing of going through pain and loss is that we can learn from it how to better be a comforter if we pay attention to what helped us and what offended us. Try to do the things that helped and avoid the things that offended when around people who are grieving.Nick the Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09494956043889392219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476902858280070450.post-31343046264231605922009-04-06T19:18:00.000-07:002009-04-06T19:18:00.000-07:00You were simply there for that girl who lost her g...You were simply there for that girl who lost her grandma, without a bunch of meaningless mumbo jumbo that would mean very little to her. And perhaps you made her day just a little bit less sucky. That's a good day in my book.katdishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09210738418270395622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476902858280070450.post-33390164149044464492009-04-06T18:37:00.000-07:002009-04-06T18:37:00.000-07:00Helen,Thanks. I do think that we can celebrate th...Helen,<BR/>Thanks. I do think that we can celebrate the death of God's own but it is still a loss to us.<BR/><BR/>Jewda,<BR/>I might pride myself on sounding spiritual but honestly I try to avoid it. That said yes she was a Christian and so she is in heaven and awesomeness, but the real suck part is the teen girl hurting because she has lost her grandma. Still I think for me the day was slightly better overall.Nick the Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09494956043889392219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476902858280070450.post-84039384072515343992009-04-06T17:25:00.000-07:002009-04-06T17:25:00.000-07:00I used to pride myself on sounding spiritual. I g...I used to pride myself on sounding spiritual. I got over myself, and everyone else who tries to sound super spiritual. So, I'm a little nervous to say this: how good the day is, to me, would depend on whether or not the grandma was saved. If she got to eternal life, and this baby made his grand entrance, I'd say that's a flippin' sweet day.Jeff Selphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07127894356503326650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476902858280070450.post-57497682098833760822009-04-06T12:44:00.000-07:002009-04-06T12:44:00.000-07:00Both. You were there for people to share their so...Both. You were there for people to share their sorrow, and their joy.<BR/>Interesting (I think) Catholic tidbit of information. You know how Catholics celebrate feast days of saints? Well, a Saint's feast day is NOT his or her birthday, but the day they died. Death is like a new birth, and we celebrate that new birth on the anniversary of their deaths. <BR/>Yeah, we still cry when our loved ones die. That tidbit does not erase the sorrow for our loss. Still, I thought you might find it interesting.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18070555200892952455noreply@blogger.com