“All whom the Lord has chosen and received into the society of his saints ought to prepare themselves for a life that is hard, difficult, laborious and full of countless griefs.” HardDifficultGriefLordOughtSaintChosen Book:Golden Booklet of the True Christian Life Source: Golden Booklet of the True Christian Life
“Yet then from all my grief, O Lord, Thy mercy set me free, Whilst in the confidence of pray'r My soul took hold on thee.” SoulPrayerGriefLordPrayingMercyMy SoulThee Book:The spectator Source: The spectator
“But, as old Swedish legends say, Of all the birds upon that day, The swallow felt the deepest grief, And longed to give her Lord relief, And chirped when any near would come. Hugswala swala swal honom! Meaning, as they who tell it deem, Oh, cool, oh, cool and comfort Him!” GivingFeltGriefLordComfortBirdReliefLegendsSwedish Book:The Music-lesson of Confucius, and Other Poems Source: The Music-lesson of Confucius, and Other Poems
“Open your grief-stricken heart to the Lord. Weep and sincerely pray, 'O Lord, draw me towards You; give me peace of mind.' By doing so constantly you, will gradually attain peace of mind.” GivingMindHeartGriefLordPrayingDrawsGive MePeace Of MindSincerely Author:Sarada Devi
“The goodness of God to mankind is no less evinced in the chastisement with which He corrects His children than in the smiles of His providence; for the Lord will not cast off forever, but though He cause grief, yet will He have compassion according to the multitude of His mercies.” ChildrenCausesGriefCompassionLordForeverMankindGoodnessMercyCastsPunishmentProvidenceMultitudesChastisementGoodness Of God Author:Hosea Ballou
“We come before God to pray for the missing and the dead, and for those who loved them... Our purpose as a nation is firm, yet our wounds as a people are recent and unhealed and lead us to pray... This world he created is of moral design. Grief and tragedy and hatred are only for a time. Goodness, remembrance, and love have no end, and the Lord of life holds all who die and all who mourn... Neither death nor life nor angels nor principalities, nor powers nor things present nor things to come nor height nor depth can separate us from God's love.” PeopleWorldEndsHumorPoliticalPurposeDiesNationsGriefMoralLordMissingDesignThis WorldPrayingGoodnessAngelHatredAnd LoveTragedyDepthWoundsFirmHeightRemembranceMournGod's LovePolitical Humor Author:George W. Bush
“I know you are in grief and heaviness; and if it were not so, you might be afraid, because then your way would not be so like the way that our Lord saith leadeth to the New Jerusalem. Sure I am, if you knew what were before you, or if you saw some glances of it, you would, with gladness, swim through the present floods of sorrow, spreading forth your arms out of desire to be at land.” IfsKnowsWayMightDesireGriefLordSawsLandArmsSorrowSwimFloodGlancesOur LordJerusalemGladnessHeaviness Author:Samuel Rutherford