LOSING
THE BIG GAME

Topics: Grief; Healing; Loss; Optimism; Pain; Pessimism; Sorrow

References: 2 Corinthians 4:16; 1 Thessalonians 4:13; Revelation 2:3

Relief pitcher Donny Moore couldn’t resolve his anguish over losing an American League championship series game a few years ago. In a moment of torment, he shot his wife and then himself.

Compare that with the reaction of Dave Dravecky, who lost not only a game but a career, a livelihood, his pitching arm, and his shoulder. He is energetically rebuilding his life and looking forward to whatever tomorrow might bring. You tell me how important it is to grieve appropriately.

—Bill Hybels, “A Better Kind of Grieving,” Preaching Today Audio, no. 108