Name: Someone I Know is Grieving
Author: Edward T. Welch

Someone I Know is Grieving - Caring with Humility and Compassion. By Edward T. Welch. Book review. Book cover.

★★★★★

Bestselling author and counselor Edward T. Welch walks readers through the difficult task of coming alongside grieving people with genuine compassion and humility.

When someone is grieving, it can be hard to know what to say or do. We want to be helpful, not hurtful, but it’s easy to go wrong. The good news is that we can learn to approach those who are grieving with the same compassion that Jesus shows us when we are grieving. It starts with humility and listening well and expands into practical support as the Spirit leads us.

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Author Edward T. Welch’s Someone I Know is Grieving is a quick and straightforward primer for anyone trying to offer support to a grieving person.

As part of New Growth Press’s ‘Ask the Christian Counselor Series’, this installment teaches humble and compassionate caring for those who are grieving.

We’ve all dealt with people who are grieving, so Welch acknowledges our previous attempts and challenges us to respond to suffering wisely, by being more considerate with our words.

While this first section of the book may not feel like ‘new information’ it might be enlightening for readers to understand that their previous approach to helping someone who is grieving might not have hit the mark. (My hand is raised.)

Welch then digs into the Christian wisdom that should shape our efforts to support those who are grieving. This is a step many of us lay-people might not always consider.

The heart of the book includes interesting and valuable insights into the care we can offer that’s shaped by compassion and humility. I found these two sections to be especially helpful and enlightening, especially the valuable suggestions of things NOT to do or say and things to do or say.

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Who would like this book:

This book would be helpful for any Christian counselor or grief counselor.

It’s also valuable for anyone who wants to offer compassionate support to those who are grieving, such as teen counselors, support group leaders, or simply caring friends and neighbors.

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