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Highlights
- The death of a child is shocking, crushing, heartbreaking, traumatic, and unbelievably painful.The people around you don't know what to say.
- Author(s): Gary Roe
- 350 Pages
- Religion + Beliefs, Christian Life
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About the Book
The death of a child is devastating, heartbreaking, and traumatic. Grieving parents need the comfort of God's presence, compassion, and love. This heartfelt devotional was written as a practical companion for this painful journey.
Book Synopsis
The death of a child is shocking, crushing, heartbreaking, traumatic, and unbelievably painful.
The people around you don't know what to say. They end up saying what they've heard others say.
Perhaps they mean well, but clichés do nothing for a grieving parent or grandparent's heart. Such platitudes only belittle your loss and your pain.
You need something more than this-far more.
You need to know that it's okay to hurt, to be sad, and to grieve.
You need to know that you're not crazy and that your grief is "normal."
You need to know that you're not alone in this.
And most of all, you need the comfort of God's presence. You need to experience His compassion and love. You need to know He is walking with you in your pain and grief.
And that's what Broken Walk is all about.
A trusted voice in grief recovery, bestselling author and grief specialist Gary Roe has been bringing comfort, hope, and healing to wounded hearts for more than three decades. A former missionary, pastor, and hospice chaplain, he has walked with thousands of grieving parents and grandparents through the deep valley of child loss.
Gary wrote Broken Walk as a companion for you on this painful, exhausting journey.
Broken Walk is essentially a grief devotional, designed to be read one chapter a day, though you do not have to read it that way, of course.
God meets us in our pain and embraces us. He walks with us through the emotional pain, mental confusion, physical distress, spiritual questioning, and relational changes.
As we walk this road, we will feel broken, perhaps even shattered. How could we not?
Jesus personally experienced more pain, suffering, and grief than we can fathom. He knows. He gets it. He is the best grief companion imaginable.
The valley of child loss is deep and dark at times. Be kind to yourself. Take your time.
Open your heart. Let the Broken Walk begin.
Review Quotes
"Gary offers real, raw, and rational discussion on grief after the loss of a child. He brings the practicality of experience and the truth of the Bible to help soothe the parent's suffering soul. Grief is a journey, and Gary leads the reader from hurt to healing." -Dr. Troy Allen, Pastor, First Baptist Church College Station
"The grief journey is unique to every grieving parent. Those who are Christians have a God that knows this personally. Jesus, when He walked around among us, experienced grief. He wept. In Broken Walk: Experiencing God After the Loss of a Child, Gary Roe uses God's word to create daily readings where the bereaved parent walks with God. The tough questions and emotions are addressed head-on, allowing the reader to experience Jesus, the Balm of Gilead, to make them whole again." -Glen Lord, Board President, The Compassionate Friends, President and CEO, The Grief Toolbox
"Amid the pain and grief from the loss of a child, we look up and ask, "Where is God?" The words "you need to know you are not alone in this" is what separates this book from so many. Pastor and author Gary Roe has once again solidified his status as the go-to resource for people struggling with grief. Keen insight and practical approach are how Gary consistently and compassionately touches on the subjects that grieving parents and grandparents actually need to hear, like "It's ok to grieve". Broken Walk takes it to the next level by combining his knowledge as a top grief counselor in with his heart of a Pastor. A must read for parents and families going through the pain of grief." -Scott Willmore, Senior Pastor, The Word Community Church
"A bereaved parent's journey is painful, lonely, and overwhelming. Broken Walk filters our feelings with faith, reminding us-we are not alone. God walks with us every step of the way." -Dr. Charles W. Page, MD, author of A Spoonful of Courage for the Sick and Suffering
"Broken Walk is a collection of comforting blankets to wrap around your shoulders when you are feeling the pain of the unthinkable loss of a child. The words speak directly to your grieving heart, reassuring you that you are not alone. The short chapters make it easy to pick up and read for just a few moments at a time." -Kathy Trim, Missionary Care and MK Care, TEAM Japan
"Gary Roe is an expert in the field of Grief Recovery. But what is so important now is that Gary now has moved out of the secular grief recovery world and shows us how God can support us and uplift us during our time of loss. Gary Roe weaves through his words and the Scripture he uses, God's Presence and Support that can be used to carry you through this time of loss and separation. Gary describes what a parent who has
lost a child is feeling. He then gives the words we need to hear to move forward. I believe it is most important that Gary also explains how to care for yourself through his words and explanations of how God helps you to get through this terrible time in your life. As a Pastor, I would highly recommend this book to any family going through the loss of a child." -Rev. Louie Lyon, Pastor, First United Methodist Church, Sun City