100 Promising Bible Verses About Grief and Hope

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The Bible has much to say about grief, hope, and comfort in a time of loss. In fact, one might view the central theme of the Scriptures as one of suffering — specifically, the suffering of the Righteous One on behalf of those who suffer from sin and have no hope.

A careful, faithful reading of God’s word provides “all things that pertain to life and godliness” (2 Peter 1:3). This is particularly true for those who grieve.

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What Does Grief Do to Your Body?

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Grief affects everyone. At some point in your lifetime you will experience grief, whether it is the death of a loved one or a pet, a breakup, or a dream that has fallen through.

Are you experiencing the physical effects of grief? Or have you ever wondered what happens to your body during this most stressful time?

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50 Comforting Bible Verses for Grief & Loss

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We’re going to share 50 comforting Bible verses for grief with you today. Perhaps more importantly, we want to show you how to use Scripture verses to comfort the grieving in genuine, meaningful, Christ-centered ways.

The Bible does provide great comfort for those who are grieving. The pain of loss is real and deep, and the Scriptures do not gloss over or minimize what mourners experience.

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Missing You: 45 Honest Quotes about Grief

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Grieving over and missing someone you love is a big deal. It’s not always easy to give voice to the thoughts and emotions inside you.

These swell up to tears and down to numbness, then repeat, and it seems like no one else understands or can fathom.

The 22 honest missing someone quotes about grief are provided here to help you find the right words to express just how much you miss your loved one. Feel free to share, pin, or save as your background or screen saver, just be sure to link back to this post when sharing online.

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100 Grief Quotes from Great Minds to Stir Your Soul

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The best grief quotes provide something more than a pat on the back. Truly thoughtful words of comfort provide insight and encouragement to a downcast soul.

I’m a great believer in the wisdom of classical literature. For years I’ve scoured old books of quotations, grief resources, the Bible, and other resources for insight on grief, death, loss, and remembering those we love. More recently, I’ve begun the ancient practice of keeping a commonplace book to log all the great quotes I find.

All that has gone into this resource to create the ultimate list of powerful, meaningful, and uplifting grieving quotes.

Below, you’ll find the most popular, famous, and meaningful bereavement quotes. You’ll see a lot of those on other websites. But more than that, I’ve unearthed sayings from ancient sources you won’t find on other lists like this. I’ve even written a few of my own (thoughts both original and derivative of longer great quotes) to contribute.

Read on, and I think you can find rich benefit from this collection of wise and timeless words.

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Sorry for Your Loss: 10 Alternative (and Better) Things to Say

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What are other ways to say condolence? You know, something other than “my deepest sympathy” or “my condolences” or the all-time classic:

“I am sorry for your loss.”

Sometimes this can be such an empty refrain.

At some point in our lives, we will all have to offer our condolences to someone. And just what will you say? The same old thing? Or something a little different, with more meaning? Something that is a little more personal and authentic?

You want to say something to the grieving person that means a little more than this much-repeated phrase.

Read on and you can learn to give better support to your grieving family members or friends with 10 alternative (and better) things to say than “I’m sorry for your loss.”

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50 Meaningful Sympathy Messages for Coworkers

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Imagine that one of the people you love the most on this earth has died.

It could be a spouse, a child, a parent, a sibling. When someone like that passes away, it rocks you to your core.

Then imagine going back to work. Even if you were given a few weeks, even a month, to mourn, going back to work feels weird. It’s as if you’re pretending everything is normal when in fact your world has exploded. Life goes on, work goes on, and everyone around you is so… normal. As if your loved one had no impact on the world. It just seems off.

That’s what your colleague is feeling right about now.

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50 Meaningful Loss of Grandmother Quotes & Condolences

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There is nothing more painful than losing someone you love. The bond shared with a grandmother is pure and unbreakable, and her memory will live on in the hearts of those she left behind.

When someone you know loses their grandparent, the grief can feel unbearable. So as a friend or a family member of the grieving person, one way to show your support is to offer condolences through a sympathy card, text message, or a small gift dropped off at their home.

But what do you say?

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