How Can Christians Help Heal Those Grieving after the Election?
For supporters of Hillary Clinton, the 2016 election had its fair share of ups... before it ended with the ultimate letdown.
Now that it's over, some of her voters are feeling burnt out, grief-stricken, and even depressed over Donald Trump's surprising win.
In an emotional concession speech, Clinton addressed her visibly-upset supporters.
"This loss hurts, but please never stop believing that fighting for what's right is worth it," she said.
Click the player for CBN's full interview with family therapist and author Dr. Linda Mintle on how Christians who voted for Donald Trump should respond to his historic win.
Many people have been expressing their grief and are mourning the loss on social media.
"I am so sad this morning about Hillary's loss. It seems beyond comprehension. A woman as president has never been further away," tweeted Telle Whitney.
Raul Gonzales tweeted, "Hillary's loss is more than just sad. I feel like a friend has passed."
CBN News spoke with family therapist and author Dr. Linda Mintle about how Christians can help people who are experiencing pain and anger the election's results.
"We just need to be aware that that's the reaction of so many people," said Mintle.
She shared how she was able to comfort a student who voted for Clinton.
"The thing I said to him, I said I know that you're grieving the loss of what you thought was going to be the direction the country was going to be going, but again I just want to remind you that our hope is not in government. That our hope is in the Lord," she explained.
"And so when things look bad, things are despairing, if that's how you're feeling at this point, we need to point people to where the true hope of how we're going to be ok, where we're going to find that."
