Comfort in Loss ⁽¹⁴⁾

Where Did My Peace and Joy Go? You used to feel it: that quiet certainty, that warmth in worship, that sense of being held by something larger than yourself. Now there is nothing. You pray and hear silence. You read Scripture and the words sit…

Turn to Me "Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted." — Psalm 25:16 (NIV) Loneliness is not merely the absence of people; it is more acutely the ache of feeling unseen. David prays, "Turn to me," because he…

Into the Wilderness "Therefore I am now going to allure her; I will lead her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her." – Hosea 2:14 (NIV) When love ends, you are left with empty rooms, unfinished sentences, and a silence that presses in. Nothing…

When Love Ends Abruptly "The Lord will call you back as if you were a wife deserted and distressed in spirit — a wife who married young, only to be rejected," says your God. "For a brief moment I abandoned you, but with deep compassion…

2 Corinthians 4:16 "Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day." — 2 Corinthians 4:16 (NIV) Paul does not hide the reality of decline. Outwardly, life breaks down. Bodies weaken, strength fades,…

Isaiah 57:15 "For this is what the high and exalted One says—he who lives forever, whose name is holy: 'I live in a high and holy place, but also with the one who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the…

Jeremiah 20:7 "You deceived me, Lord, and I was deceived; you overpowered me and prevailed. I am ridiculed all day long; everyone mocks me." — Jeremiah 20:7 (NIV) Jeremiah accuses God of tricking him. He feels cornered, overpowered, and humiliated for doing the very work…

Job 10:1 "I loathe my very life; therefore I will give free rein to my complaint and speak out in the bitterness of my soul." — Job 10:1 (NIV) Job does not sugarcoat his misery. He says outright that he hates life and that he…

Revelation 21:6 "He said to me: 'It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without cost from the spring of the water of life.'" — Revelation 21:6 (NIV) Every longing heart…

John 11:25–26 "Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?'" — John 11:25–26 (NIV) Grief often…

Psalm 55:16–17 "As for me, I call to God, and the Lord saves me. Evening, morning and noon I cry out in distress, and He hears my voice." — Psalm 55:16–17 (NIV) Some pain is not brief. It lingers across days and nights, showing up…

1 Peter 5:7 "Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you." — 1 Peter 5:7 (NIV) Anxiety is a constant weight. It intrudes on the silence, presses on your chest at night, and steals energy from your waking hours. Peter does not…