This sermon:

Grief

Everyone experiences some grief or loss sometime in their life. The loss may be a pet, job, marriage or a myriad of other possibilities. If you are struggling in any way, then it is very beneficial to meet, and pray, with someone who is happy to provide support. And often this support is to mutual advantage. Phil talks about the stages of grief; he reveals issues in his own life, and refers to others who have researched, and those who have dealt with grief. C.S. Lewis was one of the great Christian thinkers of the 20th Century. He suffered much in this life and wrote many books, some focusing on pain and grief – questioning why a loving God would allow such evil and suffering in this world. He wrote “A Grief Observed” in 1961, only a year after his wife, Joy, died.
This video refers to the people and passages in the Bible. People who have undergone incredible suffering, pain and grief, including by Jesus himself.
When supporting someone in grief, often the best and most important help that you can give is to just be there with them, not necessarily saying anything, and thinking very carefully before speaking, because it is so easy to say too much and to make suggestions that are received as being unhelpful, or the opposite of calming for the person in grief.