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God Understands…Veterans Quick Start Guide
How can you engage with the God Understands series? In a snapshot, this Quick Start Guide will introduce the series, various ways to explore the resource, how to connect with others, and how you can make a difference by giving feedback. Check it out! Download this resourceHow can you engage with the God Understands series? In a snapshot, this Quick…
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God Understands…Chaplain User Guide
The Chaplain User Guide gives creative suggestions on how the God Understands series can be beneficial to VA chaplains as they serve Veterans and their families in diverse settings within VA medical centers nationwide. Whether engaging the resource online, listening to dramatic readings, or reading the printed booklets, ideas offered in the user guide will open up ways to get…
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God Understands – About
The God Understands series is a resource from American Bible Society’s Armed Services Ministry, which exists to help meet the spiritual needs of our nation’s Military and Veterans. Learn more about the editors here. The God Understands series is a resource from American Bible Society’s Armed Services Ministry (ASM), which exists to help meet the critical spiritual needs of our…
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God Understands…When You Feel Sadness and Grief: Chapter 3
Many times in our periods of profound sadness or grief, we feel as though we will be in mourning forever. In times of overwhelming loss, we may have trouble believing that we will ever smile again. In the beginning of this booklet, you read about Sara, who believed she was to experience only sadness in life. Perhaps you can relate…
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God Understands…When You Feel Sadness and Grief: Chapter 2
When our hearts are filled with deep sadness and grief, we may wonder how to approach God with our deepest hurts. We may question if we can genuinely tell God how we feel. Or like Chad and Tom mentioned in the introduction to this booklet, we may not even know how to grieve. Perhaps like Chad, you’ve been the tough…
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God Understands…When You Feel Sadness and Grief: Chapter 1
When we are hurting or grieving a significant loss, we may wonder if God is listening. We may want to pound our fists and scream, “Do you hear my cries?” Laura initially felt that no one (including God) might understand why she cried herself to sleep every night. Perhaps you can relate to the painful losses expressed by Laura in…
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