Love turning to loss is a nearly universal human experience in our fallen world. We encounter these trying stories everyday: the death of a family member or close friend, the dissolving of a marriage or relationship, the loss of a job or a home to disaster or foreclosure, or perhaps the end of a long-awaited dream.
To varying degrees, all of these losses cause pain and grief. They destabilize and consume us. They make life seem bitter and God far away…
