Why the Rapha Space?

Welcome to Rapha Chat. This is a safe space to unpack shared experiences!

To understand why I created the Rapha Space I will share an excerpt from my upcoming book "God Is Trending" It is a time following the death of my husband, my mate, my best friend...

And now, in the midst of a global pandemic, I am very much alone. My best friend is no longer by my side and my children, who are themselves grief-stricken, are trying to build their lives as young adults. I am forgotten by pastors, most of my friends, and much of my family. I am in agony. Alone. I call it “The Alone” because its like a living entity that is intent on smothering me. It takes away my breath. It fills me with a darkness so heavy with grief, I feel like I have been crushed into dust. I cannot exist like this. I don’t want to exist.

I cry out, scream into my pillow “Pleeease God! Help me!”, and there she is. I can feel her loving presence, hear her soothing voice. She speaks comfort into my soul, she gathers all my painful pieces, as I am shattered, and begins to reassemble my very essence.

God is with me. I am not alone.

There are two reasons I did not choose death during the most difficult and darkest time of my life: God’s loving presence and my love for my children.

Even while suffering during those dark and painful months, I began to ask myself questions.

“How are people who have no relationship with God able to survive?”

“How are they able to function in a healthy way, after the devastation and fear that COVID has heaped upon humanity?”

“How many of us are being consumed by “The Alone”?”

I now understand why people are choosing suicide. I understand the anger and turmoil that are ripping households apart. I understand.

Covid created a global grief that has gone unacknowledged. We were so busy trying to get back to "normal" that we did not pause to truly recover or even admit that we had something to recover from, once the clinical signs of the illness lessened. We see the grief in how stressed and angry many people are. The most devastating outcome of this grief are the number of people with seemingly happy lives, chose to end their lives by their own hand.

God saved me, again. I am compelled to help you walk through this grief by first looking at your immediate need. I am a follower of Christ. That is not a requirement to enter The Rapha Space. Christ always addressed a person's immediate need before he offered them healing/salvation.

I welcome you to this blog to share your experiences and I welcome you to The Rapha Space to ask the question "What do I need?" Book your session today. www.theraphaspace.com