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Rachelle Antoine

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  • Grief Letters: Week 42, An Awakening

    1 Samuel 2:8, “The Lord brings death and makes alive; he brings down to the grave and raises up.7 The Lord sends poverty and wealth; he humbles and he exalts. Raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; he seats them with princes and has them inherit a throne of honor. What if I am exactly who… Read.

  • Grief Letters: Week 40, Wrestling God & Questions

    Genesis 32:28 Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel,[f]because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.” 🌱 Moving Forward Sometimes grief is realizing the only thing holding you back is you. There’s something deeply moving about recognizing that you are the one in charge of your life — that… Read.

  • Grief letters: Week 40, Beauty Born of Grief

    Isaiah 53:3 “He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief…” The Beauty Born from Grief What if the most beautiful parts of me were born of grief—forged in the fire of deep suffering?What if deep love lies in the loneliest thing,only to be discovered where the hurt runs… Read.

  • Grief Letters: Week 38, A Desire That Tarries

    Psalm 37:4 Delight yourself in the Lord , and he will give you the desire of your heart When the Desire Still Remains Lately, I’ve desired marriage and kids. It’s no surprise to write this, as it’s something I’ve wanted for most of my life. However, I find myself struggling to pray about a future… Read.

  • Grief Letters: Week 37, The Grief of Ungratefulness

    1 Thessalonians 5:18, Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Reviewing my life You know that feeling when you’re new in a relationship — the anticipation, the excitement, the rush of dopamine from building something new and special? But as the relationship matures, things naturally… Read.

  • Grief Letters : Week 35, Finally Releasing Grief

    Philippians 2:13 “For it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure” Reflecting on this Grief Journey In my first blog entry, I reference a line from a poem I wrote call Me. The line I reference was “”What if deep love lies in the loneliest of… Read.

  • Grief Letters: Week 33, Peace is not elusive

    Hebrew 12:11 “For the Moment too discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.” God is not elusive As I was sitting at my desk spending time with God, I heard the phrase in my head God is not elusive.… Read.

  • Grief Letters: Week 32, 5 Lessons from God & Grief

    Here’s what I have learned about God through my grief so far this year: 1.God deeply cares about every wound in you and wants to heal you I have been wrong to assume God wants obedience void of the heart’s condition. Its as if I imagined God wanting me to robotically do what he says… Read.

  • Grief Letters: Week 29, Meeting with God

    Psalm 84:10, For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness. Meeting God In this blog, I have learned a lot. But this past few weeks, I have been bogged down with a… Read.

  • Grief Letters: Week 27, The Grief of Never Being in a Relationship

    Proverbs 13: 12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life Week 7 of these grief letters, I wrote about singleness. In that blog, I go in depth how my background and cultural context affected my view of dating. That is a good article to read to understand… Read.