"They were overwhelmed with grief." Mt 17:23
Matthew's gospel is blunt about the feelings of the apostles when Jesus tells them he will suffer and die. They are full of grief. Jesus' announcement was not something they expected. In may ways they saw him as invincible, beyond the suffering of ordinary people. That they did not understand his mission, or theirs for that matter, is clear.
Grief, as anyone who has experienced it knows, is not a pure emotion. While we might indeed ache and moan at the death of a friend, it is not simply the loss of a loved one that makes us feel this way. Our own loss is powerful as well. While we might not want to admit it, we are sorry for ourselves. Because our lives were so entwined with the person we've lost, we wonder how we will negotiate the ups and downs of life which we always shared.
Today, remember that Jesus is always with us.
How have you managed your own grief?
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