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In this podcast episode my guest, Marti Ahlman, eloquently recounts her experiences of grief and loss. She shares how the Lord has provided for and sustained her through each loss: from losing material possessions, to the loss of her husband. As a retired English teacher, Marti appreciates fine literature, and she uses the poem, One Art, by Elizabeth Bishop to illustrate her experience.
Marti shares about how through each loss she has encountered, she found the Lord faithful to provide for everything she needed: from food, to clothes, to a place to live. She also talks about relationships in which she was cared for during seasons of loss.
In the episode, Marti expressed that one book she appreciates is Hinds Feet on High Places, because it makes sense of the different seasons of life. More than any other book, however, she has found the Bible to be the book that she returns to and meditates on.
Scripture passages that she mentions in this podcast include:
- Psalm 23 – which became literal for her, walking through the valley of the shadow of death, and living beside still waters.
- Philippians 3: 7-9 – counting everything as loss for the sake of Christ
- John 15 – the painful pruning process of suffering and the fruit it produces
- II Corinthians 4: 17 – affliction preparing us for an eternal weight of glory
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May you be encouraged on your journey with Jesus.
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