Artificial Intelligence and Grief
Document Type
Article
Abstract
For a time, I was in shock. I was numb as I was swept into the funeral preparations and the flurry of activities that surrounded it. But as family and friends dispersed and I found myself alone, I became overwhelmed with a raw sense of grief. At that point the tears came. The tears flowed as I cleaned up her things and as I did the last laundry load of her clothes. St. Augustine records a similar experience in the Confessions after the death of his mother, Monica. He writes about the burial of his mother in which he “went and returned without tears.” However, he wrote that it was only sometime later that “I gave way to the tears which I before restrained, to overflow as much as they desired.”1 The words of Psalm 42:3, “My tears have been my food day and night,” took on new meaning. There are some verses in the Bible that can best be appreciated after you have experienced lament and grief.
Publication Date
6-27-2025
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Recommended Citation
Schuurman, Derek, "Artificial Intelligence and Grief" (2025). University Faculty Publications and Creative Works. 958.
https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/calvin_facultypubs/958