I will never understand why people are taken too soon. Taken before their time. Too young. Parents burying their children, sometimes before they even have children of their own. It is never easy when you lose someone, but it seems to be ever more heartbreaking when it is before their time. But then again only God knows when it is someone’s time to join Him.
We’re left here on earth wondering and grieving for their loss, because we would rather have them here with us. People grieve in all sorts of ways, no right way about it. Ultimately, whatever you can do to get through a difficult time.
Since I have embarked on my Bible journey, I have started to look at things a little differently. With the loss of a wonderful woman and friend recently; I found myself going to my Bible, which is something I had never done before.
Of course I have been, and will continue praying for her family and friends; but I never thought I’d be turning to the Bible for comfort or understanding.
I have put together a collection of verses for dealing with the loss of a loved one, and the grief that comes with it. I hope these bring comfort.
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.”
2 Corinthians 1:4-5
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
a time to be born, and a time to die;
a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;
a time to kill, and a time to heal;
a time to break down, and a time to build up;
a time to weep, and a time to laugh;
a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
a time to seek, and a time to lose;
a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
a time to tear, and a time to sew;
a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
a time to love, and a time to hate;
a time for war, and a time for peace.”
“A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of birth.”
Ecclesiastes 7:1
“The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
Psalm 18:2
“I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living!”
Psalm 27:13
“The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.”
Psalm 34:18
“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Be still, and know that I am God.”
Psalm 46:1, 10
“Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, till the storms of destruction pass by.”
Psalm 57:1-2
“Hear my cry, O God, listen to my prayer; from the end of the earth I call to you when my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I, for you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the enemy.”
Psalm 61:1-2
“Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. He brought them out of darkness.”
Psalm 107:13-14
“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.”
Psalm 147:3
“Do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
Nehemiah 8:10
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.”
Matthew 5:3-4
“Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you. It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.”
Deuteronomy 31:6, 8
“For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Romans 8:38-39
“For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s.”
Romans 14:8
“Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.
Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world.
And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. To him be the dominion forever and ever. Amen.”
1 Peter 5:6-11
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”
John 3:16
“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.”
John 10:27-29
“He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength.”
Isaiah 40:29
“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
Isaiah 41:10
“For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed, says the Lord, who has compassion on you.”
Isaiah 54:10
“The righteous man perishes, and no one lays it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one understands. For the righteous man is taken away from calamity; he enters into peace; they rest in their beds who walk in their uprightness.”
Isaiah 57:1-2
“Your sun shall no more go down, nor your moon withdraw itself; for the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your days of mourning shall be ended.”
Isaiah 60:20
“Because of the tender mercy of our God, whereby the sunrise shall visit us from on high to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.”
Luke 1:78-79
“Blessed are those who weep now, for you shall laugh.”
Luke 6:21
“I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you.”
Jeremiah 31:3
“I will turn their mourning into joy; I will comfort them, and give them gladness for sorrow.”
Jeremiah 31:13
“He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.
Revelation 21:4