On Being with Krista Tippett cover image

Serene Jones — Grace in a Fractured World

On Being with Krista Tippett

CHAPTER

Grief and Mourning

Grief is a theological issue. It's something whereon our scientific frontiers we're actually understanding better that it's natural. And in mourning, the permanence of the loss, it can't be fixed. But also it creates a space in mourning for you to make sacred the pain so that the rest of your life is transformed by it. Mourning does. Pure grief just locks you in, right in the eternal present. And mourning gives us a chance for collectively right.

00:00
Transcript
Play full episode

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts

Save insights instantly, chat with episodes, and build lasting knowledge - all powered by AI.
App store bannerPlay store banner