Sometimes we feel overwhelmed by our grief and can have difficulty expressing it in prayer. In this episode, counselor Kate Johnson joins Jessica to talk about praying in the midst of grief. Jess and Kate discuss:

The modern tendency in the Christian community to focus on the resurrection and skip the necessary grieving process
Why our culture has forgotten how to grieve
Ancient Jewish practices to mourn the death of loved ones
How grief can be a springboard for evangelization

Kate Johnson is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Colorado as well as Michigan. She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Denver, in Biology Psychology and Chemistry. and went on to join FOCUS, for the next eight years as an on-campus missionary. During her time in FOCUS she also pursued a master’s degree from the Institute for the Psychological Sciences (now Divine Mercy University). After graduate school, she spent several years at Mount St. Mary’s University, as a counselor and adjunct seminary professor. She then came back to Colorado, and worked with St Raphael Counseling for several years. Kate currently lives in Centennial with her husband, Greg, and has a private practice, where she continues to see therapy clients. She also continues to work with FOCUS part-time, consulting on mental health issues.

Prayers for the Brokenhearted: How to Pray through Grief