BORN AGAIN DAILY · ORIGINAL FREE EDUCATIONAL WORKSHEET
Make room for grief without turning a vulnerable person's loss into a sermon illustration.
Intended for: Grief companions, deacons and church care teams
Only use fictional cases here; never record real names, addresses, diagnoses, personal losses or private conversations. A grief visitor should respect the person's wishes, listen with patience, avoid predictions about divine purposes and refer appropriately.
Open the surrounding chapter and compare the passage's context. Scripture links open in a new tab so your worksheet remains available.
What has happened, and what is not known or appropriate to ask?
Two sentences acknowledging the person's pain without explaining it away.
What may you ask gently? What might violate the person's trust?
A passage to offer with permission, read in its original context.
A meal, transportation, child care or relevant professional referral.
Signs of risk requiring medical, mental-health or emergency support.
How to ask if and when another visit or call would help.
What would turn this visit into a spiritual performance or pressure?
Role-play with a trained reviewer, then write a reflection identifying the moments when silence was more helpful than an explanation.
This worksheet is not trauma therapy, professional bereavement counseling or a promise that someone will stop grieving.