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Bible Stories About Grief and Loss
The Bible doesn’t hurry past grief. Jesus wept at His friend’s grave. Naomi changed her name to Bitter. Job sat in the ashes and asked why.
If you’re grieving, these stories won’t give you easy answers. But they show a God who comes close to broken hearts, and who has the last word over death.
“The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.”
Psalm 34:18 (KJV)- It Is Well2 Kings 4:8–37 · Book 1, Day 19
In the town of Shunem lived a wealthy woman who noticed Elisha passing through. She began inviting him for meals, and then she and her husband built a…
- Called by NameJohn 20:1–18 · Book 1, Day 25
Mary Magdalene had once been tormented by seven demons until Jesus set her free. From then on, she followed Him. She was there at the cross when most…
- Under His WingsRuth 1:1–2:23 · Book 2, Day 12
Naomi had lost everything. Famine had driven her family from Bethlehem to the land of Moab, and there her husband died. Then both of her sons died too…
- When Everything Burned1 Samuel 30:1–20 · Book 2, Day 17
David and his six hundred men had been away for three days. When they came home to the town of Ziklag, where they had been living, they found it burned…
- Four Days Too LateJohn 11:1–44 · Book 2, Day 25
Lazarus and his sisters, Mary and Martha, were some of Jesus’ closest friends. When Lazarus became seriously ill, the sisters sent Jesus a message…
- Twice as MuchJob 1:1–22; 42:1–17 · Book 3, Day 4
Job was a good man who loved God. He had a large family, great wealth, and the respect of everyone around him. Then, in a single day, he lost almost…
- Talitha CumiMark 5:21–24, 35–43 · Book 3, Day 15
Jairus was an important man, a ruler of the synagogue in his town. But that day, none of that mattered. His twelve-year-old daughter was dying. He…
- Thy Son Liveth1 Kings 17:8–24 · Book 3, Day 18
During a long famine, God sent the prophet Elijah to the town of Zarephath, where a widow lived with her young son. She had been down to her last…
- Weep NotLuke 7:11–17 · Book 3, Day 21
Jesus and a large crowd were approaching the town of Nain. As they neared the town gate, another crowd was coming out: a funeral procession. A young…
- All Things NewRevelation 21:1–7 · Book 3, Day 30
Near the end of his life, the apostle John was exiled on a small island called Patmos because of his faith in Jesus. There, God gave him a vision of…
- From the Top of PisgahDeuteronomy 34:1–12 · Book 6, Day 10
For forty years, Moses had led Israel through the wilderness. He had stood before Pharaoh, raised his staff over the Red Sea, climbed Mount Sinai, and…
- AnnaLuke 2:36–38 · Book 6, Day 24
Simeon wasn’t the only one in the temple that day. There was also a prophetess named Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, from the tribe of Asher. Her story…
- I Will Not Leave You ComfortlessJohn 14:1–3, 15–18, 25–27 · Book 6, Day 27
It was Jesus’ last night with His disciples before the cross. They had shared the Passover meal. He had washed their feet. Judas had gone out into the…
- A Restorer of Thy LifeRuth 1:19–21; 4:13–17 · Book 8, Day 4
Years earlier, Naomi had left Bethlehem during a famine with her husband and two sons. In Moab, her husband died. Then both her sons died. She came…
- In the Twinkling of an Eye1 Corinthians 15:12–26, 50–58 · Book 8, Day 29
Some people in the church at Corinth had started saying there was no resurrection of the dead. When you die, they thought, that’s the end of the body…
- They Shall See His FaceRevelation 21:1–5; 22:1–5 · Book 8, Day 30
The apostle John was an old man, exiled on the island of Patmos for preaching about Jesus. And there God gave him a vision of the very end of the…
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