Grief
The Bible gives grief room. It records tears, laments and unanswered questions next to its words of hope, and it does not hurry people from one to the other. These passages are often read in times of loss.
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Passages to start with
John 11:33-36
At the grave of his friend Lazarus, with Mary and the others weeping, the text says simply: “Jesus wept”.
Psalm 34:18
A psalm says where God is when someone is crushed: “The LORD is near to those who have a broken heart”.
Psalm 23:4
The psalm does not say the valley is avoided. It says: “I will fear no evil, for you are with me”.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-14
Paul does not tell believers not to grieve. He writes so that they do not grieve “like the rest, who have no hope”.
Revelation 21:3-4
The Bible’s closing vision of what God will do: “He will wipe away every tear from their eyes”.
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