There are many verses in the Bible that are like balm: they ease our pain and help us begin the healing process. We can turn to God in the midst of our grief and share our sorrow with him. God does not reject us or rebuke us. He understands us, embraces us, comforts us and gives rest to our soul.
Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble of heart, and you will find rest for your soul. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.
(Matthew 11:28-30)
The righteous perishes, nobody cares anymore;
your faithful servants die, and no one understands
that the righteous die because of evil.
Those who walk the straight path die in peace;
They find rest on their deathbed.
(Isaiah 57:1-2)
The Lord is near to the brokenhearted,
and save those who are downcast in spirit.
(Psalm 34:18)
He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will no longer be death, crying, lamentation or pain, because the first things have ceased to exist.
(Revelation 21:4)
Brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant of what is going to happen to those who have already died, so that you do not become sad like those others who have no hope. Do we not believe that Jesus died and rose again? In the same way, God will resurrect with Jesus those who have died in union with him.
(1 Thessalonians 4:13-14)
Because only a moment lasts his anger,
but a lifetime his kindness.
If at night there is crying,
in the morning there will be shouts of joy.
(Psalm 30:5)
It will devour death forever;
The Almighty Lord will wipe the tears from every face,
and take away from all the earth
the disgrace of his people.
The Lord himself has said it.
(Isaiah 25:8)
Then Jesus said to her: I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even if he dies; and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?
(John 11:25-26)
This is my consolation in the midst of pain:
that your promise gives me life.
(Psalm 119:50)
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
(Matthew 5:4)
In their distress they cried out to the Lord,
and he saved them from their affliction.
He brought them out of the dark shadows
and broke their chains to pieces.
(Psalm 107:13-14)
God is our shelter and our strength,
our sure help in times of distress.
(Psalm 46:1)
I have told you these things so that in me you may find peace. In this world you will face afflictions, but take heart! I have overcome the world.
(John 16:33)
Commend your cares to the Lord, and he will sustain you;
He will not allow the righteous to fall and be cast down forever.
(Psalm 55:22)
My body and my spirit may faint,
but God strengthens my heart;
he is my eternal inheritance.
(Psalm 73:26)
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither what is present nor what is to come, nor powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love that God has manifested us in Christ Jesus our Lord.
(Romans 8:38-39)
The same thing happens to you: Now you are sad, but when I see you again you will be happy, and no one is going to take that joy away from you.
(John 16:22)
(The Lord) restores the brokenhearted
and covers his wounds with bandages.
(Psalm 147:3)
Much value has in the eyes of the Lord
the death of his faithful.
(Psalm 116:15)
Cast all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you.
(1 Peter 5:7)
Don’t be distressed. Trust God, and trust me too. In my Father’s home there are many dwellings; If it wasn’t, I would have already told you. I’ll make you a place. And, if I go and prepare it for you, I will come and take you with me. That way you guys can be where I am.
(John 14:1-3)
Commend your cares to the Lord, and he will sustain you;
He will not allow the righteous to fall and be cast down forever.
(Psalm 55:22)
When in me the anguish was increasing,
your consolation filled my soul with joy.
(Psalm 94:19)
Consider my cries;
Record my crying in your book.
Haven’t you got it written down?
(Psalm 56:8)
Peace I leave you; I give you my peace. I do not give it to you as the world does. Do not be distressed or cowered.
(John 14:27)
May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal consolation and good hope, encourage you and strengthen your hearts, so that both in word and deed you may do all that is good.
(2 Thessalonians 2:16-17)
The rescued of the Lord will return,
and they will enter Zion with songs of joy;
his crown will be eternal joy.
They will be filled with joy and gladness,
and pain and groaning will depart from them.
(Isaiah 51:11)
Everything has its opportune moment; There is a time for everything that is done under heaven:
a time to be born, and a time to die;
a time to plant, and a time to harvest;
a time to kill, and a time to heal;
a time to destroy, and a time to build;
a time to cry, and a time to laugh;
a time to mourn, and a time to jump for joy
(Ecclesiastes 3:1-4)
Everything has its time, Ecclesiastes 3
It gives me new strength.
He guides me in the paths of righteousness
for the love of his name.
Even if I go through dark valleys,
I’m not afraid of any danger
for you are by my side;
your shepherd’s rod comforts me.
(Psalm 23:3-4)
In fact, I consider that the present sufferings are nothing to compare with the glory that will be revealed in us.
(Romans 8:18)
Oh God hear my cry
and heed my prayer.
From the ends of the earth I invoke you,
for my heart fails;
Take me to a rock where I am safe.
Because you are my shelter
my bulwark against the enemy.
I long to dwell in your house forever
and take refuge under your wings. selah
(Psalm 61:1-4)
So do not fear, because I am with you;
do not worry, because I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
I will uphold you with my victorious right hand.
(Isaiah 41:10)
And this is the will of him who sent me: that I lose nothing of what he has given me, but raise it up on the last day.
(John 6:39)
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, merciful Father and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulations so that, with the same comfort that we have received from God, we too can comfort all who suffer.
(2 Corinthians 1:3-4)
Then I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write: Blessed are those who die in the Lord from now on.”
“Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their tiring tasks, because their works accompany them.”
(Revelation 14:13)
my eyes will be flooded with tears,
without ceasing and without consolation,
until from the sky
The Lord deigns to look at us.
(Lamentations 3:49-50)
From the depths of the pit
I invoked, Lord, your name,
and you heard my prayer;
you did not close your ears to my cry.
I invoked you, and you came to me;
“Fear not,” you told me.
(Lamentations 3:55-57)
The Lord raises the fallen
and sustains the burdened.
(Psalm 145:14)
Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am distressed;
the pain is killing my eyes,
with my soul, with my body!
Life goes to me in anguish,
and the years in regrets;
sadness is killing my strength,
And my bones grow weak
(Psalm 31:9-10)
How great is your goodness,
that you treasure for those who fear you,
and that in the sight of the people you spill
on those who take refuge in you.
(Psalm 31:19)
You heavens, shout for joy!
Earth, rejoice!
Mountains, break into song!
Because the Lord comforts his people
and he has compassion on his poor.
(Isaiah 49:13)
May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ grant you grace and peace.
(1 Corinthians 1:3)
“Where is, oh die, your victory?
Where, O death, is your sting?”
The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thank God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!
(1 Corinthians 15:55-57)
Although the mountains change places
and the hills wobble,
won’t change my faithful love for you
nor will my covenant of peace waver,
says the Lord, who has pity on you.
(Isaiah 54:10)
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