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The Cure for Sorrow: A Book of Blessings for Times of Grief Paperback – September 29, 2020
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These were no sugar-coated blessings. They minimized none of the pain and bewilderment that came in the wake of a wrenching death. With these blessings, Jan entered, instead, into the depths of the shock, anger, and sorrow. From those depths, she has brought forth words that, with heartbreaking honesty, offer surprising comfort and stunning grace.
Those who know loss will find kinship among these pages. In these blessings that move through the anguish of rending into the unexpected shelters of solace and hope, there shimmers a light that helps us see we do not walk alone.
From her own path of grief, Jan offers a luminous, unforgettable gift that invites us to know the tenacity of hope and to recognize the presence of love that, as she writes, is "sorrow's most lasting cure."
- Print length184 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateSeptember 29, 2020
- Dimensions5 x 0.46 x 8 inches
- ISBN-101735161209
- ISBN-13978-1735161204
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- Publisher : Wanton Gospeller Press (September 29, 2020)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 184 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1735161209
- ISBN-13 : 978-1735161204
- Item Weight : 7.2 ounces
- Dimensions : 5 x 0.46 x 8 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #38,318 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #59 in Christian Death & Grief
- #518 in Christian Self Help
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About the author
Widely known for creating such popular books as In the Sanctuary of Women, Night Visions, and In Wisdom's Path, Jan Richardson is an artist, writer, and ordained minister in the United Methodist Church. A Florida native several generations over, Jan travels as a retreat and workshop leader and serves as director of The Wellspring Studio, LLC.
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Customers find the book comforting and helpful for dealing with grief. They praise the author's writing style as eloquent, honest, and immediate. Readers describe the content as insightful, relevant, and an excellent resource. They also find the writing authentic and true. Many consider the book a great gift for the grieving.
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Customers find the book comforting and uplifting. They appreciate the author's heartfelt words and compassion for sharing her experiences. The book helps them express their feelings of grief and loss, providing language to describe them. Readers also mention that it brings peace to them.
"...The poems are compassionate acceptance of deep tragedy, not at all flippant and without cliches. They are authentic...." Read more
"...When words fail me, this book seems to offer the comfort and sympathy many need." Read more
"...It is powerful, poignant, rich with meaning and emotion. It grabs your heart and gives you a gentle, all-encompassing embrace at the same time...." Read more
"...But love is love, and grief is grief, and I highly recommend this book to anyone walking through painful loss of whatever kind." Read more
Customers find the writing style honest and eloquent. They say the writings are a wonderful reminder that God is with them at all times. Readers appreciate the author's gift for putting words together that capture the feelings of grief. The poetry is heartbreaking, lovely, and honest.
"...It is powerful, poignant, rich with meaning and emotion. It grabs your heart and gives you a gentle, all-encompassing embrace at the same time...." Read more
"...I have been awed by the honesty, beauty, lyricism and power of Jan Richardson's poetic "blessings."..." Read more
"I like that I can open the book to any page and read one poem!" Read more
"...(blessings) in cards, shared them on social media, and read them aloud to friends. There is so much in this book and you won't regret buying it...." Read more
Customers find the book insightful and helpful. They say it's a great resource for navigating the journey. Readers appreciate the author's sensitive, practical, and intellectual writing style.
"Fascinating ideas, intellectual, comforting" Read more
"...My copy is tear-stained and invaluable." Read more
"...book to "explain away" grief or to give easy answers, but helps one sit in the mystery and find language for the feelings of grief and loss...." Read more
"...This book is a gem for navigating that journey...." Read more
Customers find the book authentic and heartfelt. They describe it as real, true, and hopeful.
"...They are authentic. I highly recommend this volume." Read more
"...throw you off; it's not religious, just incredibly kind and true. Not a self help book in any way...." Read more
"This collection is beautiful and painful, vulnerable, true, and hopeful. Grief is a curious thing. Thank you Jan for this and for you." Read more
"So heartfelt and real. I have felt all those emotions too. A must for anyone who has lost a spouse" Read more
Customers appreciate the book's gift value. They say it's a great gift for the widowed, whether newly or not so new. The author has an amazing gift for writing prayers and blessings.
"...It can be a beautiful gift for the widowed, whether newly or not so new...." Read more
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"...lament - through her own loss and it is an incredibly tender and generous gift. I cannot recommend it enough." Read more
"This is an incredibly powerful book of grief poetry. A good gift idea for someone who has lost a spouse or child." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2024Jan Richardson’s reflections on moments of grief is a gem. The poems are compassionate acceptance of deep tragedy, not at all flippant and without cliches. They are authentic.
I highly recommend this volume.
- Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2024This book is worth reading and sharing. Some grief seems so impossible to bear. When words fail me, this book seems to offer the comfort and sympathy many need.
- Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2017If you have not gotten Jan Richardson's latest book of blessings (The Cure for Sorrow), you should. It is powerful, poignant, rich with meaning and emotion. It grabs your heart and gives you a gentle, all-encompassing embrace at the same time. It can be a beautiful gift for the widowed, whether newly or not so new. Or it can be for you, dear one, to remember than pain can come from many different places, every day, and get under our skin and affect us when we least expect it. I am aware as I process the Las Vegas shooting (I am in California and had friends at at concert who survived) that I am experiencing old grief and overwhelming grief at the state of our country and our dialogue. The love and the caring that has emerged from the stories of the ones who survived and the companions of those who didn't, in the midst of such a horrific event, is like the waves crashing on a ragged shore, both comforting and disturbing. I am so grateful that Jan has written this book, bared her soul and offered up these blessings that, as she says, are timeless. Buy two...or more. You won't regret a moment.
- Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2021A friend who's a spiritual director recommended this book to me recently when I lost my beloved mother. I have been awed by the honesty, beauty, lyricism and power of Jan Richardson's poetic "blessings." While I have also found solace in other poems related to grief and loss, this profound collection is the one that takes my breath away again and again. I have wept with it, prayed with it, found hope in it. I've already recommended it to several friends. Jan Richardson unexpectedly lost her beloved husband, and should my husband predecease me someday, I'm sure I'll again find comfort in this book. But love is love, and grief is grief, and I highly recommend this book to anyone walking through painful loss of whatever kind.
- Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2024Such a beautiful and moving book of poetry! I will recommend this and send this book over and over again. It doesn't just cover death and dying. It addresses many different types of losses that all of us go through in a lifetime! Love this book so much that I've already gone back to order two other books by the same author. Her insight into grief is personal and deep! Grateful for her voice and her pen.
- Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2024Fascinating ideas, intellectual, comforting
- Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2023After my husband died, a dear friend gave this book to me. A friend of hers had given her the book after her own husband had died. I cannot recommend this book more highly. It continues to give me comfort and assurance as I find my way during the days, weeks, and years.
Don't let the title (Blessings...) throw you off; it's not religious, just incredibly kind and true. Not a self help book in any way. It's the kind of writing you can read a little at a time, picking it up as you're ready.
- Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2023I like that I can open the book to any page and read one poem!
Top reviews from other countries
- Rev. AnneReviewed in Canada on November 3, 2023
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book
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- Abby KingReviewed in the United Kingdom on April 30, 2020
5.0 out of 5 stars A Balm for the Soul
This collection of blessings is one I will return to again and again. It is wise, deep, heart-felt and beautifully written. If you're grieving, or know someone who is, I really recommend this book.
- Heather SmedingReviewed in Canada on July 12, 2020
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book, Excellent Service!
An excellent book delivered very quickly.....thank you!
- Learning CurveReviewed in the United Kingdom on January 30, 2018
5.0 out of 5 stars Precious gift
Poignant - the writer holds the reader in such a way as to allow an encounter with grief that gently reveals new vistas. I would recommend to those whose loss has shattered their heart.
One person found this helpfulReport - Ruth McDonaldReviewed in the United Kingdom on January 7, 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book
Beautifully written