We as a nation are hurting, it goes without questioning.Wewhether survivors of recent attacks, the families or friends of the affected, or the wide majority of us that although may not have been personally affected, are hurting. Pain and tragedy are inevitable, as we all have grown to accept. However we are not alone in the suffering, and are welcomed to the arms of our creator for unending love and guidance. Below are some verses from the bible, I have handpicked in the hopes that it will provide you, your family and friends with maybe a little extra comfort during these hard times.
Romans 8:18-21
“For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God.”Corinthians 1:4
“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.”
John 14:27
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”4. Job 12:13-22 “But true wisdom and power are found in God; counsel and understanding are His … He uncovers mysteries hidden in darkness; He brings light to the deepest gloom.”5. Revelation 21:3-4“And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. 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.”6. 2 Corinthians 1:10-11“He delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us. On him we have set our hope that he will deliver us again.You also must help us by prayer, so that many will give thanks on our behalf for the blessing granted us through the prayers of many.”7. 1 Peter 1:3-5“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.”8. John 16:33“I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble and suffering, but have courage--I have conquered the world.”9. John 14:27“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”10. 2 Thessalonians 2:16"Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word."11. Lamentations 3:19-24"But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.”With our hearts heavy, and our minds unable to comprehend the current condition of this world, the word of the bible stands stable and unchangeable.
