I think no one -- not even ministers -- knows what to say to someone who is grieving. But I find this scene, from the lovely movie Latter Days, particularly touching as this young Mormon missionary encounters a stranger in tears outside a hospital. It brings tears to my eyes just watching it.
The storyline of the movie has to do with Aaron (the missionary) coming to terms with his homosexuality and the turmoil it creates in his very religious family. The theme of being "connected, and it's beautiful, and it's funny, and it's good" comes back at the end of the movie. It is a sweet film, though not everyone would feel comfortable watching it.
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