In the wilderness of grief, God provides narrative manna — just enough shape and meaning to keep us walking — and sends the Comforter, who knits together the raveled soul and refuses to leave us orphaned.

Sometimes the bereaved say they are looking for closure, but in the Christian faith we do not seek closure so much as we pray that all our lost loves will be gathered into that great unending story fashioned by God’s grace.

from The Good Funeral