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Creed for the Hard Work of Love

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May 4, 2026May 2, 2026 ~ James ~ Leave a comment

I confessthat I do not easily love my enemies.That I am quick to anger,quick to defend,quick to wound with words. I confessthat I have made others into enemieswho are, in truth,simply human beingswho see the world differently than I do. And yet— I believethat the way of Jesus calls me beyond instinct,beyond retaliation,beyond the easy … Continue reading Creed for the Hard Work of Love

  • Inhabiting Grief: Loving What We Cannot Keep
  • Inhabiting Pain
  • Inhabiting the Body
  • Inhabiting the Gift You Already Are
  • Ripening Playfulness: Awake to Delight
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You are infinitely precious and unconditionally loved for the gift you already are.

James Henry

Inhabiting Grief: Loving What We Cannot Keep - Infinitely Precious

What if grief isn't something to get over, but something to inhabit? In this episode of the Infinitely Precious podcast, host James Henry continues his "inhabiting" series with a tender, honest exploration of grief — what it means, why we feel it, and why rushing past it robs us of something sacred.Drawing on his own experience of losing his father eighteen months ago, James shares how grief doesn't disappear with time so much as it changes shape — showing up in a passing thought, a wish to share good news, a quiet sense of something missing. He reflects on the risk inherent in loving anyone or anything, and why that risk is always worth taking, even knowing it may end in loss.This episode offers gentle permission to feel grief fully rather than push through it — to let it speak the truth that someone or something mattered. Rather than treating grief as a problem to solve, James invites listeners to see it as an honoring of love itself: proof that connection was real, and that presence, not resolution, is often the most faithful response.Whether you're navigating fresh loss or grief that resurfaces unexpectedly years later, this conversation offers companionship for the journey — and a reminder that you are infinitely precious and unconditionally loved for the gift you already are.Topics covered:Why grief goes deeper than pain and struggleLiving with grief that resurfaces unexpectedly, even years laterThe connection between risk, love, and lossHow to sit with grief instead of rushing through itHonoring a relationship by allowing yourself to feel its absenceWhen grief may need outside support
  1. Inhabiting Grief: Loving What We Cannot Keep 14:08
  2. Inhabiting Pain 14:31
  3. Inhabiting the Body 14:22
  4. Inhabiting the Gift You Already Are 12:18
  5. Ripening Playfulness: Awake to Delight 12:29
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