"God works in mysterious ways."

"Stop living in the past."

"Everything happens for a reason."

At least you … At least they… (fill in the blank).

These are some of the cliches that people hear from others when they're grieving the loss of a loved one, through death.

I've surveyed a lot of what is out there online in terms of handholds and support for grieving people when they're encountering family, friends, acquaintances, ministers even, who are saying these things to them. And there is some decent material out there - but so far to this moment - I have not seen anything that's going to actually handle this kind of conversation. So that's why I feel like it's worth my time to document this for you.