Articles

Letting Go
Rev. Megan Foley
When you’re a capable, confident, 28-year-old child of privilege and experience, then you are accustomed to taking the challenges that come up in life and simply…managing them. Read more »
Carve Meaning
Quest for Meaning
One of the many ways to carve meaning out of grief is to honor the memory of those we have lost. Read more »
Grief and Gravity
Rev. Amy Zucker Morgenstern
The movie Gravity, which came out in 2013, is about grief. And it’s worth watching with this in mind, because what Alfonso Cuarón, the director and co-writer, and Jonás Cuarón, the other co-writer, have to tell us about grief can help us through it. Read more »
No Words Needed
Jason
When you lose someone you love, there are some things that are just really hard to hear: They’re in a better place. Time heals all wounds. I know how you feel. Read more »
Good Grief
Rev. Preston Moore
Grief is more than just an intense form of pain. It is the emotion triggered by severe loss—a loss of a part of the self. Read more »
Be a Pen Pal
Quest for Meaning
The CLF serves over 1,100 members who are currently incarcerated. Read more »
What Helps
Rev. Dr. Kate Tucker
What helps when you are living with loss, grief, and great change? Read more »
On Love and Death
Rev. Peggy Clarke
So much of who we are is retained in our memories. Read more »
Pay Attention
Rev. Danielle Di Bona
“Sit, Naomi, and pay attention!” This was my ongoing, never-ending command to my Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier. Read more »
REsources for Living
Rev. Dr. Lynn Ungar
We tend to talk about grief as the feeling that arises when someone we love dies. Read more »
Audio Resources
Quest for Meaning
You can listen to audio recordings of Quest Monthly, read back issues or get electronic versions of the text to share with friends (and much more) at questformeaning.org Read more »
Jeremiah 9:17-21
Quest for Meaning
17 This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Consider now! Call for the wailing women to come; send for the most skillful of them. Read more »
Grief
Quest for Meaning
Grief is just love with no place to go. —Jamie Anderson Read more »