My grandma was diagnosed with lung cancer on Christmas Day 2008. She died a month later. Everyone in my family grieved.
People grieve in different ways. Some experience waves of anger or sadness, some feel sick, and some might sit and think about the memories they made with that person. I grieved over buttered toast and chocolate milk. They reminded me of her.
In Emotions Session 4, preteens will study 1 Samuel 20:18-24,35-42 and 2 Samuel 1. David twice experienced the loss of his friend Jonathan: once by separation and once by death. David’s reaction to Jonathan’s death is not unusual for a grieving person: He cried, he tore his clothes, he fasted, and he sang a song in tribute of his friend.
Preteens experience grief too—sometimes due to death, sometimes due to other losses such as moving, break-ups, or divorce. Use FLYTE this week to help preteens understand that grieving is a process that takes time and that Christians can trust in a God who cares.
