A Love that Heals: Letting God's Love Give You Hope in Times of Grief
By Angie Winans
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Love is a simple but powerful word, and A Love that Heals is written from the heart of a Grammy Award-nominated singer and songwriter, Angie Winans, after the devastating loss of her brother Ronald. Everyone handles grief differently, but Angie outlines common principles that will help any grieving heart understand that the love of God provides true resolution.
The same love that causes so much pain in loss is also the same love that can heal, so long as readers let it. Angie's account of her personal journey provides a voice readers can identify with as they struggle through the difficult aftermath of death. Angie uncovers the many facets of love, including celebration, hope, and healing power. Even for readers who feel like their heart will never beat again, Angie's message provides comfort and hope.
A Love that Heals also includes journaling pages so readers can "talk through" their loss, as well as comforting words that show how God's love can lead them to a place of strength once again.
Angie Winans
Angie Winans is the next to last-born of the ten children in the Winans gospel dynasty. At 15, she joined her sister Debbie and friend Sherry Reynolds Kibble for a ten year stretch as background vocalists for her brother and sister, BeBe & CeCe Winans. Angie has written and produced such hits as the urban styled "Never Alone" for Star Search winner Kelli Williams' debut album. She also composed the overture, sang and arranged most of the background vocals on CeCe Winans' gold album, Alone In His Presence and wrote "I Love You" for BeBe & CeCe's hit Christmas album. In 2001, Angie went solo, completing the debut album, Melodies of My Heart.
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A Love that Heals - Angie Winans
CHAPTER ONE
The Gift of Love
Dear Ron,
It is nearly impossible to examine the love we have in our lives without reflecting on the word give. The two words are closely connected from the beginning of time, when God said He so loved the world that He gave…
Ron, after your death God’s love gave me a peace that enabled me to sleep well at night. The only reason I could stand strong was because God’s love gave me strength. And the reason I can still laugh today is simply because God gave me His joy.
I believe a man’s love can be measured by his giving. This truth has become more real to me as I’ve thought about the love you and I gave to each other. It was so rich that I must say I am content with the love we’ve shared here on earth.
Yes, I have been privileged to have been given so much love from all of my family. I do not take for granted what Mom and Dad gave to us. They gave us a life full of love and the blessing of happiness. And that love gives me the strength to pass on to my children and others this special gift. I want them to have what I’ve been given.
You know, Ron, a mutual friend of ours said some powerful words at your homegoing celebration.
He said that you had given everyone a piece of your heart until there was simply no more to give. You gave me such a wealth of love that I can live each day on the strength of those memories.
Love, Angie
A Message for You
In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which, when translated, is Dorcas), who was always doing good and helping the poor. About that time she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upstairs room. Lydda was near Joppa; so when the disciples heard that Peter was in Lydda, they sent two men to him and urged him, Please come at once!
Peter went with them, and when he arrived he was taken upstairs to the room. All the widows stood around him, crying and showing him the robes and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them. Peter sent them all out of the room; then he got down on his knees and prayed.
—Acts 9:36–40 NIV
Like Dorcas, people who show their love by giving, leave a big hole in people’s hearts when they die. But just as the robes and other clothing Dorcas had given freely during her life outlived her as a testament of her generous love, so your loved one’s special gifts remain behind as a testament of his or her love for you. Things like…
The long talks and encouraging calls when you went through that rough time
Fixing the door that used to stick and drive you crazy
Noticing (and loving it) when you got your hair cut
Not eating cake when you were on your diet
Giving you the better seat
Choosing your favorite restaurant instead of his
Cheering you on at your games
Carrying your photo proudly in his wallet
Putting her dream on hold so you could follow yours
What are some of the gifts
your special someone left behind as a testament of his or her love for you?
In what ways do these love gifts make losing someone harder?
In what ways do they bring comfort or soften the pain of your loss?
Love is an intense emotion, and when the object of that love is ripped away, it tears something deep within us. That’s the reason you’re hurting so much now. You’ve lost someone you love dearly. Perhaps worse, you’ve lost someone who loved you intensely—enough to care what happens to you, share your life, and give from the deepest part of the heart.
Take the time to analyze and describe how giving and receiving love from the person you lost has shaped you into being the kind of person you are today. Write your thoughts here.
The gift of your loved one’s life doesn’t have to end with his or her death. It continues when you maintain that pattern of giving in ways that defined and truly mattered to your loved one. Imagine how he or she would feel knowing that you’ll pass on what you received from him or her. How did your lost loved one give to others? Think of a cause that was dear to your loved one’s heart, and support it either financially or physically. You were given a gift by having a person in your life who loved you, and you loved that person back. Use that gift to share with others.
Here’s what I’ll do to honor my loved one’s gift of