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This book Grief Observed is C. S. Lewis’ chronicles of this personal observation and struggles as he watched the love of his life struggle in life and death, and his personal struggle coping with the loss. This short work on grief helps us set the stage in our life for the coming losses, the questions, the feelings, the struggles, and the doubts.
Mar 1, 2013 · Writing the book A Grief Observed was the one therapy that helped C.S. Lewis cope following the death of his wife, Helen Joy Davidman (“H.” in the book). Here C.S. Lewis–Atlanta Teaching Fellow and apologist, Jana Harmon, shares some insights on this great classic work of Lewis.
Jul 16, 2012 · Post Archives. C. S. Lewis, A Grief Observed: A Study Guide. Spectrum Staff | July 16, 2012. 1. The Author. C. S. Lewis (1898-1963), the well-known Christian apologist, was born in Ireland to nominal Anglican parents. Unhappy educational experiences contributed to his turn to atheism.
- “No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.” ― C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed.
- “No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear. I am not afraid, but the sensation is like being afraid. The same fluttering in the stomach, the same restlessness, the yawning.
- “We were promised sufferings. They were part of the program. We were even told, 'Blessed are they that mourn,' and I accept it. I've got nothing that I hadn't bargained for.
- “For in grief nothing "stays put." One keeps on emerging from a phase, but it always recurs. Round and round. Everything repeats. Am I going in circles, or dare I hope I am on a spiral?
A Grief Observed is not an ordinary book. In a sense it is not a book at all; it is, rather, the passion-ate result of a brave man turning to face his agony and examine it in order that he might further under-stand what is required of us in living this life in which we have to expect the pain and sorrow of the
The book is divided into four parts. Each is headed with a Roman numeral and has a collection of excerpts from his journals documenting scattered impressions and his continuously-evolving state of mind.
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A Grief Observed is the raw real-ity of Lewis’s experiencing intense pain himself. If you’ve read both books, how would you describe the ways that each book helped you understand loss, grief, and pain?
