Event: Dealing with Grief
Speaker: Canon Ong Chooi Seng
Date: 19 FEB Wed
Time: 7:30 pm to 9:30pm
VENUE: ALBY Events
111 North Bridge Road, Peninsula Plaza #05-09 (City Hall MRT)
(Parking available at Capitol Piazza. $3 per entry after 6pm)
Fee: $10 (includes $5 voucher)
Along life’s journey, we are not exempt from the human experience of loss and grief. As fellow sojourners, we have walked with friends, patients and their loved ones through deeply personal journeys. The common thread which binds these experiences is the uniqueness of the grieving process and the abiding reality that we need God.
It is possible to move forward positively through the process of grief and find that hope lives and breathes amid despair and uncertainty.
Join us in this journey as we explore common responses to grief and how we can move from hurt to hope in Christ. We have this assurance that God “by His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness” – (2 Peter 1:3).
To move from hurt to hope, we must first internalize two principles about our shared experience of grief: (a) it is normal; and (b) it is essential. While there is no prescribed process to define how we respond to the pain of loss, we can take comfort in knowing that everything we’re feeling isn’t a surprise to God.
In fact, He shares in our grief: "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles" 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
About Canon Ong
Canon Ong is an Anglican minister who is of both the charismatic tradition as well as the contemplative wing.
Much of his formative years was in the UK where he had seen the renewal movement bringing revival as well as the reflective approach which deepens the faith of many believers.
He is a registered professional counsellor with Singapore Association for Counselling and a Clinical Supervisor. He is part of the local Renovare Team and is available to lead small groups in silent retreats as well as for spiritual direction.