S6 E14 Let Yourself Be Loved with Elizabeth Leon
Show Notes
Nothing can prepare anyone for the loss of a loved one. As we continue to learn through the many stories we’ve heard here on the Mourning Glory Podcast, each loss is unique to each individual. But when a parent loses a child, it carries its own unique sense of loss for the parents and other family members. Where can people turn to find comfort, hope, and healing when grieving the loss of a child? Jennifer explores this and more with guest Elizabeth Leon, the Director of Family Support for Red Bird Ministries.
Our Guest
Elizabeth Leon is the Director of Family Support for Red Bird Ministries, a Catholic grief support ministry for families of child loss. Red Bird Ministries accompanies individuals and couples through the complexity and trauma that happens with the loss of a child through miscarriage and stillbirth or as an infant, child, adolescent, or adult. They also serve families who have experienced the loss of a loved one to suicide and offer sibling support for children ages 2018. Elizabeth is the founder of the Journey of the Beloved, a ministry that inspires and equips others to find healing and freedom in Christ, a mission that was birthed after the death of her son in 2018.
Connect with Our Guest
Scripture
Mark 25:21-34 (The hemorrhaging woman)
Psalm 34:19 (“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted)
Psalm 13:2 (“How long, Lord…”)
Psalm 88 (Also referred to sometimes as The Darkest Psalm)
Psalm 6:7 - (“all night long I drench my bed with tears”)
Devotions
Links
Elizabeth’s book, Let Yourself Be Loved
Red Bird Flies (song mentioned by Elizabeth)
Prayer for Red Bird Ministries and the families they serve and Elise.
Journaling Questions
In your own journey with loss, how long do you feel like you were deep “in the trenches of grief”, as Elizabeth shared? Have you found any resources or sources of comfort?
Where is a safe space you feel like you can grieve? If you have yet to find it,
Have you ever struggled with your relationship with God in terms of “why” or did you, like Elizabeth, struggle with the “how”?
Do you feel comfortable sharing everything with God? Why or why not?
How do you express your emotions with others in times of need? Have you shared them with God?
Have you ever worried that those around you couldn’t handle all of the emotions that you want to share? Take some time to explore why or why not.
Elizabeth and Jennifer spent a lot of time talking about the Psalms. Did any of them resonate with you? Why or why not?
What is your mourning glory?
