Good grief, Charlie Brown!
MARCH 13 2025
Lakeshore Friends,
Good grief, Charlie Brown!
Those words instantly take me back to my childhood, flipping through the Sunday comic pages in my parent’s living room to find my favorite comic strip, Peanuts — Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus, and the whole gang. I always knew “good grief” was just an expression, but it always seemed odd to me because we usually don’t think of grief as being good.
When we face deep sorrow—losing a loved one, a job, our health, or enduring a traumatic event—grief can feel overwhelming, like a shadow we can’t escape. Some people get stuck there, unable to move forward.
This Sunday, we’ll turn to 1 Peter 1:3-9 and discover how God shines His light into the darkest places, offering us hope and joy even in our grief. I hope you’ll join us as we continue our Press On series and explore how God can give us great joy in the midst of our grief.
See you Sunday!
Pastor Frank
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