Scriptures for times of grief and sadness

Grief and Loss is unpredictable in human life.

You would have come across many people in your life
who might have brought happiness in your life.
But you cannot expect that they will be with you forever.
Time changes everything and you may need to face
a departure which would be temporary or permanent.

Do not worry; God is there with you always,
the only person of refuge, who can turn your grief into joy and loss into gain.
The Bible says,
"For the LORD comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones".
(Isaiah 49:13)
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Reinhold Niebuhr's The Serenity Prayer, tells us about our needing to accept 'change'

The Serenity Prayer, by Reinhold Niebuhr. Complete, Unabridged, Original Version. God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed ... , Inspirational, Motivational, Spiritual, Religious Prose, Poems, Prayers. Inspiration,


The Bible gives us Ecclesiastes 3 (NIV)
which also encourages us to expect and accept change and to see
that there is 'a reason, a season, and a time for everything under the sun'
Ecclesiastes 3 NIV - A Time for Everything - There is a time - Bible Gateway

As christians, we believe
that we [as God's children] will all be reunited, in Heaven
and that we, who wait upon the Lord, will be renewed
Isaiah 40 NIV - Comfort for God’s People - Comfort, - Bible Gateway
see verses... 28-31

For Christians:

1 Corinthians 15:50-58 KJV 50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. 51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. 54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. 55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? 56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

1 Thessalonians 1:9-10 KJV 9 For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God; 10 And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 KJV 13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. 15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. 16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

1 Thessalonians 5:9-11 KJV 9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, 10 Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him. 11 Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.

Revelation 3:10 KJV Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.

rebornfree said:

Thank you for taking the time to provide those scriptures Dave and Tom.

I'll add:

"as a father has compassion on his children,
so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;"
Psalm 103 v 13

"The Lord upholds all those who fall
and lifts up all who are bowed down."
Psalm 145 v 14

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I hope this helps.

16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. 17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 NIV

Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God now knows me completely. 1 Corinthians 13:12 NLT

You asked, 'Who is this that obscures my plans without knowledge?' Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know. Job 42:3 NIV

"Two sparrows are sold for a penny, aren't they? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father's permission. Matthew 10:29 ISV

In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, Ephesians 1:11 ESV

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 KJV

Good people pass away; the godly often die before their time. But no one seems to care or wonder why. No one seems to understand that God is protecting them from the evil to come. Isaiah 57:1 NLT

But why should I fast when he is dead? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him one day, but he cannot return to me." 2 Samuel 12:23 NLT

Then God will give you a grand entrance into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 2 Peter 1:11 NIV

Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give that person a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to the one who receives it. Revelation 2:17 NIV

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. Philippians 4:13 KJV

5 Let your [a]character or moral disposition be free from love of money [including greed, avarice, lust, and craving for earthly possessions] and be satisfied with your present [circumstances and with what you have]; for He [God] [b]Himself has said, I will not in any way fail you nor [c]give you up nor leave you without support. [I will] not, [d][I will] not, [I will] not in any degree leave you helpless nor forsake nor [e]let [you] down ([f]relax My hold on you)! [[g]Assuredly not!] Hebrews 13:5 AMP