Jase Robertson Talks Finding God in Grief: ‘He Listens’
By Movieguide® Contributor
DUCK DYNASTY star Jase Robertson opened up about a family tragedy and reflected on what the Bible says about grief.
“The situation I’ve been dealing with is more of a darkness of that it’s really hard to figure out why this happened,” Robertson shared on the “Unashamed” podcast.
“You know there’s some tragedies in life, and the one I’m dealing with was a car accident—no fault of…the mom who was driving. Two of their three kids lost their lives, and it’s just like a darkness…comes over everyone involved in these types of situations,” he added.
On August 14, Robertson’s daughter-in-law Brighton, married to his son Reed, tragically lost her young niece and nephew in a car accident.
According to Taste of Country, “The crash happened on Monday (Aug. 14) in Rayville, La… Kasey Thompson was preparing to turn left when her SUV was rear-ended by a semi-truck towing a grain trailer. The SUV quickly became engulfed in flames. The driver of the semi-truck (70-year-old James Barnes) was not injured.”
The children who lost their lives were nine-year-old Brynn and seven-year-old Harrison.
Robertson’s wife, Missy, took to Instagram to share about the tragedy.
“It’s difficult to put into words how I feel right now…I’m overwhelmed by some of life’s largest obstacles, but I’m also overwhelmed by how our Father pursues us and loves us…Last week @brightontrobertson’s family felt every bit of what this means. She lost her niece and nephew last Monday on their way to school in a fatal collision. Losing one child in an unexpected tragedy is overwhelming. Losing two at the same time is unimaginable.”
On the podcast, Robertson shared some Bible passages that discuss grief and hardship: Psalm 88 and Psalm 39–two chapters that seemingly have no hope.
“You’re waiting for…the hope,” he said after reading the passage. “Why would God allow this to be in the Bible?”
After listening to a sermon about grief, Robertson had a revelation.
“And that’s when it hit me that in both these Psalms…yes, it’s a prayer of anger. Yes, it’s frustration. Yes, it’s blaming God. But the fact that he’s listening and that this is in the Bible is showing you His grace in that He understands that some things happen on the Earth that are unexplainable that are terrible and He listens,” he explained.
“There is darkness that comes from just living on a planet, and there is a spiritual war, and there are evil forces and things do happen,” Robertson concluded. “But I think these are here for a reason because we know what Jesus conquered on a cross for our sins, and with an empty grave that in the end we know if you hang in there and you appeal to God, as frustrated as you are, He does make great things happen in the end.”
Movieguide® previously reported:
DUCK DYNASTY stars Jase Robertson gave fans an update on his daughter Mia’s latest surgical procedure.
Mia has undergone 14 operations to correct her cleft lip and palate.
“She’s doing great. She’s turned a corner,” Jase shared on an episode of his podcast, UNASHAMED. “Everything seems great, seems to be fine.”
“Surgery went a little longer than expected, but she is home and recovering,” he continued. “Thank you for praying for her and for our family. She is a champion!”
It’s unclear if this surgery marks Mia’s last procedure, but the 18-year-old seems optimistic.
“Surgery 14!” she wrote in a social media post. “Hopefully the last time i’ll see my doctors in this setting! it’s been a long road but we are at the finish line:)”
