Journeying through Grief

Sample Letter to Accompany Book 3—Finding Hope and Healing

(Sent six months after the loss)

Here is a sample letter to accompany Book 3—Finding Hope and Healing. You can use this sample by highlighting the text and then copying and pasting it into your word processing program.

We encourage you to customize and personalize the letter for the person who will be receiving it.

[Date]

Dear [Recipient’s name],

Enclosed is the third Journeying through Grief book—Finding Hope and Healing. I hope it will be a source of comfort and support to you.

It’s been around six months since [deceased’s name or the recipient’s relationship with the deceased] passed away. At this point in grief, sometimes people feel pressure—from others or even from themselves—to “get over it” and “move on” with their lives. What I especially like about this book is the assurance that it’s perfectly all right to still be grieving. To the rest of the world, half a year may seem like plenty of time to heal, but when you’ve lost someone you love, it may seem like no time at all. Don’t let yourself be pressured or rushed—take all the time you need to grieve.

[Possibly add some personalized thoughts or information.]

May God bring you hope and healing.

Sincerely,
[Or any closing you like to use.]